Grigol Abashidze

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Grigol Abashidze
Bust of Grigol Abashidze in Kiskőrös
Native name	გრიგოლ აბაშიძე
Born	(1914-08-01)1 August 1914 Chiatura, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	29 July 1994(1994-07-29) (aged 79) Tbilisi, Georgia
Pen name	Grigory
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	Georgian
Education	Tbilisi State University
Literary movement	Communism
Notable works	Forever in Armor
Notable awards	Stalin Prize

Grigol Abashidze, (Georgian: გრიგოლ აბაშიძე; Russian: Григол (Григорий) Григорьевич Абашидзе) or Grigory for short, was a Georgian poet known for works featuring Communist influences.

Abashidze was born on 1 August 1914 [O.S. 19 July] in Chiatura, Georgia. He studied at the Tbilisi State University Faculty of Philology, where he graduated in 1936. In 1944, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and remained a lifelong member.^[1]

Abashidze entered the literary scene in 1934 when his first work was published.^[1] Abashidze usually portrayed the common Soviet man in his works, like labourers and farmers. There was, too, the man who contributed to communism, like in his story "Forever in Armor" (1938) and 'The Founder' (1939).

Abashidze's reputation soared during the Patriotic War, when he brought out works such as "The Enemies" (1941), "The Duel of the Tanks" (1941), "The Banners" (1943), and "The Unconquerable Caucasus" (1943).

His "On the Southern Frontier" (1949) and "Lenin in Samgori" (1950) won him the State Prize of the USSR in 1951.^[1] His poem "George the Sixth" (1942) captures Georgia's struggle for independence. He wrote two other narrative poems, "The Legend of the First Dwellers in Tbilisi" (1959) and "Journey Into Three Times" (1961). He has also written two historical novels, Lasharela (1957) and The Long Night, which depict life in 13th-century Georgia.^[1]

In 1967, Abashidze became the first secretary of the board of the Union of Writers of Georgia.

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