Virtual Series
- Making of Modern Georgia Session 7 – Georgia and the Black Sea – April 26, 2026, 1 pm ESTREGISTER ON ZOOM The Black Sea has always been a space of migration, trade, and commerce, but it’s role in Georgian history has been under researched. After the rise of the Ottoman and Russian empires, the Black Sea became a strategic space for Great Power competition. What role has the Black Sea played in Georgian…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia Session 7 – Georgia and the Black Sea – April 26, 2026, 1 pm EST - Making of Modern Georgia Session 5 – Soviet Georgia and its Legacy on Contemporary PoliticsGeorgia has always been vulnerable to neighboring imperial powers. For most of the twentieth century, Georgia was part of the Soviet Union. What impact did Soviet power have on Georgian politics, economy, and society? In what ways can we trace its legacy in contemporary Georgia? Moderator: Dr. Malkhaz Toria, Professor of Georgian History, Ilia State University…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia Session 5 – Soviet Georgia and its Legacy on Contemporary Politics - Making of Modern Georgia Session 6 – March 28, 2026, 1pm EST – How do Small States Survive? Lessons from GeorgiaRegister on Zoom Since its emergence as a unified kingdom in the 11th century, Georgia has had to navigate its foreign relations with aggressive neighbors and distant allies. Despite its small size and modest population, Georgia has survived both wars and foreign occupation. What must Georgia do to ensure its survival in the 21st century…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia Session 6 – March 28, 2026, 1pm EST – How do Small States Survive? Lessons from Georgia - Making of Modern Georgia Session 4 – The History of Georgian Wine: What does the Georgian Wine Industry look like today?It is impossible to talk of Georgian culture and history without including wine, a vital part of Georgian social life, the supra, and the livelihood of its citizens. Wine has always been central to Georgian identity through song, ritual, and storytelling around the table. In what ways does wine and wine production connect with Georgian…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia Session 4 – The History of Georgian Wine: What does the Georgian Wine Industry look like today? - Making of Modern Georgia – Session 3 – Keeping the Georgian Language Alive: Poets, Legislators and TeachersWebinar – Keeping the Georgian Language Alive: Poets, Legislators and Teachers – February 1st, 1Moderator: Mzia Shanava, Georgian Language Instructor, Harvard University. Guests: Professor Tamar Makharoblidze, Linguistics, Ilia State University, Tbilisi. Dr. Zaal Andronikashvili, Research fellow at the Leibniz-Center for Literary and Cultural Studies, Berlin.
- Making of Modern Georgia – Session 2 – Georgian Monks and Scribes: Shaping the Christian LegacyIn this month’s webinar, Professors Nikoloz Aleksidze and Stephen Jones discuss the impact of Georgian monks and scribes on Georgian Christianity over the centuries. Guest: Nikoloz Aleksidze, Professor of History and Political Thought. Dean of Social Sciences, Free University, Tbilisi.Moderator: Professor Stephen Jones, Founding Director of the Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University. For additional…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia – Session 2 – Georgian Monks and Scribes: Shaping the Christian Legacy - Making of Modern Georgia – Session 1 – The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918-21In this month’s webinar, Professors Stephen Jones and Beka Kobakhidze discuss the Democratic Republic of Georgia. November 30, 2025 Guest: Professor Stephen Jones, Founding Director of the Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University. Moderator: Professor Beka Kobakhidze, Professor and Co-chair of MA Program in Modern History of Georgia at Ilia State University, Tbilisi. For additional…
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Educational Projects
- Support for Colorado Georgian Association – Ertoba
Colorado Georgian Association Ertoba was founded with the following goals: In 2025, Georgian Association in the USA has made a small grant to support the Georgian language school run by Ertoba. We look forward to continued collaboration for years to come. If you would like to support the Colorado Georgian Association, please visit their page…
Continue reading » Support for Colorado Georgian Association – Ertoba - Seminar series for Georgian-American students on college applicationsGeorgian Association in the USA hosted a series of seminars led by University of Virginia graduate, Liza Khutsishvili, who provided students with the insights, knowledge and tools needed to confidently navigate the complexities of such process. Universities actively seek diverse thinkers with unique experiences who can ignite innovative thinking within their institutions. Georgian Americans have…
Continue reading » Seminar series for Georgian-American students on college applications - Academy of Georgian Heritage
The Georgian Association in the USA is a proud supporter of the Academy of Georgian Heritage. The Academy emerged from a Sunday school project that the Georgian Association initiated in 2009-2010 together with St. Tamar’s Georgian Orthodox Church. Thanks to the efforts of the first teacher of the school, Ms. Nino Meladze, the project attracted tens of Georgian children from the Washington, DC…
Continue reading » Academy of Georgian Heritage - Georgian Heritage School in San Francisco
The School of Georgian Heritage of the Georgian Heritage Foundation in Santa Clara, CA (https://www.facebook.com/GeorgianHeritageFoundation) was founded in August 2020. The goal of the organization is to promote, preserve and popularize Georgian Heritage among the Bay Area’s Georgian community and friends of Georgia. The school currently conducts online classes free of charge for over 40…
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Georgian Heritage in the US
Profiles of Georgians in the US
- Biographical Sketch – General John Shalikashvili
General Shalikashvili achieved the highest ranking position in the US military. He joined the United State Army as a private, served in every level of unit command from platoon to…
Continue reading » Biographical Sketch – General John Shalikashvili - Biographical Sketch – George Matchabeli, a Georgian nobleman, diplomat and an American perfumer
George Matchabeli was a Georgian nobleman, diplomat and an American perfumer. He was born in Tbilisi in July 1885 and is a descendant of the princely family of Machabeli, from the Tskhinvali area,…
Continue reading » Biographical Sketch – George Matchabeli, a Georgian nobleman, diplomat and an American perfumer - Biographical sketch – Irakli Orbeliani, the first director of the Georgian Service in the Voice of America
The Georgian Association in the United States will launch a series of short biographical sketches showcasing some of the more illustrious members of the Georgian diaspora. Our first profile is…
Continue reading » Biographical sketch – Irakli Orbeliani, the first director of the Georgian Service in the Voice of America