Professor Davit Pavliashvili (1928-2021) Historiographic Essay

Abstract

The paper studies the key directions of scientific works of a famous Georgian historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Academician of Tskhum-Apkhazeti Academy of Sciences Davit Pavliashvili. Davit Pavliashvili has implemented a complex and monographic study of numerous significant issues of Georgian history. He lived and worked in two periods. The first was the Soviet period, when the entire system of thought, including historical science, was under strong ideological pressure. Despite this fact, the author expressed relevant opinions and drew important conclusions. The second period is the Post-Soviet epoch, when the country and the science became free from centralized pressure and scholars had an opportunity to study interesting issues without any ideological restriction. In this period, Davit Pavliashvili’s works became even more diverse and interesting.