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Maxim Artemovich Ananov

Maxim Artemovich Ananov, was an Armenian businessman and philantropist who lived at the turn of 19ер and 20th century. Thanks to modern technology, Ananov's Rioni plantations annually yielded 600-700 thousand...

Shamil

Shamil was elected to lead the Caucasian Imamate in September 1834. His first reign would last five years, until the loss Akhoulgo, the settlement that acted as the Caucasians headquarters....

Tbilisi’s Meidan

Tbilisi's Meidan is a square markend the beginning of the Old City. The proximity of Tbilisi to the Silk Road turned the square into a commercial hub: such commodities as...

Water carrier (Tulukhchi)

Water carrier in our days is declined occupation that became redundant following the advent of centralised water system. In Tbilisi, this profession was mostly taken up by the city's Persian...