The Georgian Association in the USA is launching the ‘Making of Modern Georgia’ series, which intends to inform the American public on Georgian history and culture. This series brings together Georgian and non-Georgian researchers, academics, and practitioners to create an engaging series and provide information for those interested in learning more about Georgia today.
The series, titled “The Making of Modern Georgia” started in November 2025 and will go until Summer 2026. It will combine webinars, movie screenings, and other social activities to attract a wide range of participants and attendees.
Schedule of the events will be updated regularly. Topics and guests are subject to adjustment. Recordings of past events can be seen by clicking the title of the event.
November 30, 2025 – The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918-21
December 12, 2025. Visit to Library of Congress for a display and briefing on the Democratic Republic on Georgia materials.
December 14, 2025 – Georgian Monks and Scribes: Shaping the Christian Legacy
2026
February 1, 2026 – Keeping the Georgian Language Alive: Poets, Legislators and Teachers
March 13, 2026, 3pm EST. Visit to Library of Congress – featured in a story by Independence Avenue Media
March 14, 2026 – Soviet Georgia and its Legacy on Contemporary Politics
March 28, 2026 – How do Small States Survive? Lessons from Georgia
April 26, 2026 – Georgia and the Black Sea
May 16, 2026 – Armies and Nations: Georgian military since independence
Foreigners, Immigrants, and the Making of Modern Georgia – Coming Soon
Located on a peninsula where trade routes from the north and south, and east and west, converge, Georgia has at times been part of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Europe (as a colony of the Russian empire). Foreign merchants, soldiers, religions, and ethnic minorities, have always had a major influence on the development of Georgian culture and statehood. How should we assess the role of immigrants in Georgian history and what is their role in the country today?