‘’In 1943, when I was born, the Germans had already been deported from Bolnisi, but there were still some German women who were married to men of different nationalities – Armenians, Greeks, Azerbaijanis, or others – all of them were married in Bolnisi. Schwabs from Bolnisi ----------------------------------- The
People said I was a musically gifted kid from the beginning. I also remember that when I sang in kindergarten, I never liked accompaniment. That’s because it seems that nature gifted me so much that even at the age of 3, I could understand when
‘’My father was arrested on August 8th in 1937, a few days earlier before I was born. He was a Social Democrat and had already been arrested once in 1926, spending 6 years in Tashkent prison. In 1937, he was arrested again as a former
The Pandemic I remember nothing like this in my whole life. We were scared, but we were careful, did everything we were told and taught: we didn’t go outside, or anywhere, for that matter; we stocked up on so much pasta and rice that it will
My father "I was born in Tbilisi, my mother was my father’s second wife. He was an actor and at the same time did manual labor. When the war started, he was transferred to a factory. Back then, the rocket launcher artillery, ,,Katyusha’’ was newly invented
I'm from Duisi. I didn't get the chance to meet my father. I was only 8 months old when he was killed in action. My mother remarried here, in Jokolo. She brought me with her and raised me. I didn't have any siblings from my
"I worked in the lab of Factory 550 in Rustavi, working on the analyses. The job was interesting. The staff was welcoming and nice to work with. When I left, I was very sorry but I got married, had a kid and could not work
“My official name is Mortula, but everyone calls me Gulo… My dad gave me the name. I am originally from Samachablo, the village of Akhmaji. The village is right at the border and Russian troops used to be deployed at three locations, but now only one
„I have lived here since the war and have not been able to go anywhere. They forced me to leave that area. I was not able to take anything with me. I had a very good life and did not lack anything. I had worked