Leo Kiacheli

Leon Shengelaia
ლეო ქიაჩელი
Born(1884-02-19)19 February 1884
Obuji, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire
Died25 December 1963(1963-12-25) (aged 79)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationWriter
Writing career
Pen nameLeo Kiacheli
LanguageGeorgian
Period1909–1963
GenreRealism
Notable worksHaki Adzba (1933)
Gvadi Bigva (1936)
Literary movement
Socialist realism

Leo Kiacheli (Georgian: ლეო ქიაჩელი) (born Leon Mikhailovich Shengelaia; 19 February 1884, Obudzhi village (now Tsalenjikha Municipality) – 25 December 1963, Tbilisi)[a] was a Soviet and Georgian writer. He has been published since 1909, noted for the novels Gvadi Bigva, Tavadis Kali Maya (Princess Maya), Almasgir Kibulan, and Haki Adzba.[5]

Leo was born into a noble family. In 1904-1905 he studied at the Kharkov University. He participated in the Revolution of 1905-1907. In 1912 he left for Switzerland and returned to Georgia after the February Revolution of 1917.[6]

Major works

Novels and novellas

  • Tariel Golua (1916)
  • Almazgir Kibulan (1925)
  • Blood (1926—1927)
  • Tavadis Kali Maya (Princess Maya) (1927)
  • Haki Adzba (1933)
  • Gvadi Bigva (1936—1937)
  • Man of Mountain (1948)

Awards

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Great Soviet Encyclopedia[1] and Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia[2] say that he died on 19 December 1963; however, his obituaries, published on 27 December 1963, say that he died on 25 December 1963.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Киачели Лео". Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian). Vol. 12 (3rd ed.). 1973.
  2. ↑ Tsiskaridze, V. (1986). "ქიაჩელი ლეო". Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia (in Georgian). Vol. 10. p. 524.
  3. ↑ "ლეო ქიაჩელი" (PDF). Komunisti (in Georgian). No. 301. 27 December 1963. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Лео Киачели" (PDF). Zarya Vostoka (in Russian). No. 302. 27 December 1963. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Georgia: Past, Present, Future..." rustaveli.tripod.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  6. ↑ "КИАЧЕЛИ ЛЕО • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия". old.bigenc.ru. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Постановление Совета Народных Комиссаров Союза ССР О присуждении Сталинских премий за выдающиеся работы в области искусства и литературы". Izvestiya (in Russian). No. 63. 16 March 1941. p. 1.
  8. ↑ Грузинская проза: Начало XX в (in Russian). Гос. изд-во худож. лит-ры. 1955.
  9. ↑ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении советских писателей" (PDF). Sovetskoe iskusstvo (in Russian). No. 16. 2 February 1939. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-28.
  10. ↑ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении орденами и медалями колхозников, колхозниц, работников сельского хозяйства, промышленности, науки, культуры и искусства Грузинской ССР" (PDF). Zarya Vostoka (in Russian). No. 44. 26 February 1946. p. 2.


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