The Georgian Association in the USA will host a commemorative event to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Anti-Soviet August Uprising in Georgia in partnership with the Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SovLab) and Harvard University’s Davis Center Program on Georgian Studies on September 27th, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The event, titled “An Unbroken Spirit,” will take place at the Victims of Communism Museum. Tickets can be purchased at EventBrite.
This charitable event aims to honor the memory of those who sacrificed their lives during one of the key moments in Georgia’s fight for independence. The 1924 uprising represented a bold attempt by the Georgian people to resist Soviet occupation and restore their nation’s sovereignty. Despite facing overwhelming odds, the rebels achieved significant victories in several regions, but Joseph Stalin’s brutal regime ruthlessly crushed the uprising and the took the lives of thousands of innocent civilians.
The proceeds from the event will be donated to a Veterans Charitable Foundation founded by Georgian military veterans, which supports veterans and their families from the armed forces of the U.S., Georgia, Ukraine, and other allied nations.
The program will feature a panel of speakers, including historians and researchers, a reception with Georgian wine and hors d’oeuvres, an exhibition curated by the Laboratory for the Study of the Soviet Past and Georgian music by the Georgian-Ukrainian singer, Sophie Villy.
The event is generously sponsored by Gendelberg Law PLLC, Global Analytics and Advisory Services, and The Alexander Kartveli Foundation.
