Abkhazia and Mariam Lortkipanidze's Scientific Heritage

Sokhumi State University

Abstract

The International Scientific Conference “Cultural Values of Abkhazia: Language, Literature, Culture, History” was established at the initiative of the Department of Scientific Research and Development of Sokhumi State University. The first conference was held in 2021 with the support of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. In 2022, the Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts and its International Summer School joined the university’s initiative, leading to the expansion of the conference’s goals and objectives, the addition of new sections, and further developments.

The second International Scientific Conference on “Cultural Values of Abkhazia” is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous Georgian scholar, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Academician of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences,  Professor Mariam Lortkipanidze. This collection presents the abstracts of the conference reports organized into two sections: Abkhazia and the Scientific Heritage of Mariam Lortkipanidze, 2. History, Ethnology, Philology, Politics, International Relations, Law,  Educational Sciences.

Representatives of various Scientific Research Institutions and Universities of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Israel participated in the conference: Zurab Khonelidze, Zurab Papaskiri, Shalva Gloveli, Lia Akhaladze, Nona Karaya, Melor Alfenidze, Eka Esebua, Nana Arakhamia, Omar Ardashelia, Giorgi Abkhazava, Irada Bagirova, Beso Beridzishvili, Nodar Berulava, Yuriy Bondari, Giorgi Bubashvili, Lali Gabisonia, Jemal Gamakharia, Vepkhvia Gvaramia, Levan Gviciani, Irina Gogonaia, Rosetta Gujejian, Nodar Darsania, Julieta Dzadzua, Nino Vakhania, Tamila Zviadadze, Marina Izoria, Marine Kakachia, Ketevan Margiani, Marina Jgharkawa, Kakha Kvashilava, Oleh Kupchik, Nana Kutsia, Miranda Todua, Nestan Lomaia, Giorgi Loria, Guram Markhulia, Nino Mashia, Lela Mirtskhulava, Mariam Miresashvili, Tite Mosia, Mamuka Natsvaladze, Merab Nachkbia, Zübeyir Uzun, Gül Mükerrem Öztürk, Neriman Yilmaz, Koba Okujava, Davit Okropiridze, Yaroslav Pilipchuk, Miloš Petrović,  Luara Sordia, Nestan Sulava, Marina Turava, Shohistokhan Ulzhaeva, Maya Firchkhadze, Kakhaber Pipia, Ekaterine Kardava, Guranda Chelidze. Tea Kartvelishvili, Mari Kalabegashvili, Ruslan Shevchenko, Tamar Shinjiashvili, Levan Kvaratskhelia, Abraham Shmulevich, Gela Tsaava, Indira Dzagania, Sofiko Chaava, Ketevan Khutsishvili, Levan Jinjikhadze, Levan Jikia, Ia Jichonaya, Samson Jojua, Haji Hasanov, Zeinab Gafarova, Gasim Hadjiev, Rizvan Huseinov.

In total, 70 scientists from 19 scientific-research centers of eight countries participated in the work of the conference, including 15 foreigners.