Documents Of Georgian Artists And Scientists From The Collections Of The Central State Archive And Museum Of Ukrainian Literature And Art As A Historical Source

Abstract

The article presents archival documents of Georgian figures of art and science from personal and institutional collections of the Central State Archive-Museum of Literature and Art of Ukraine. The information value of personal and creative documents of famous prose writers, poets, film directors and actors, architects, artists, musical and theatrical figures of Georgia for researchers-historians, art historians, culturologists is analysed. Scientific articles and essays by leading Georgian scholars – literary critics, historians, archaeologists, ethnographers, translators are presented. Such types of archival sources as manuscripts of literary works (novels, stories, collections of folk tales, poems, poems, legends, etc.), epistolary heritage, works of fine art, valuable photographs, personal and official documents of artists, as well as a significant body of scientific works are classified and described. UkrainianGeorgian cultural relations in the field of literary translation, cinematography, theatre, music and scientific research are also investigated. The article will be of interest to historians, art historians, journalists and all lovers of Georgian culture.