Shatili: Fortress Village of the Caucasus (4K, Travel Guide, Khevsureti, Georgia)
04/16/2021
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Learn about the towers, the history, how to get there, and what's inside Shatili. This video is the result of self-funded brotherly collaboration in our free time, across continents.
Geotags (paste these into google.com/earth):
- Shatili Fortress Village 42.65914, 45.15111
- Datvisjvari Pass 42.52213, 45.05629
- Mutso: 42.60686, 45.20819
- Anatori Crypts: 42.6711, 45.1798
- Ardoti Ruins: 42.57090, 45.19052
Films set in Shatili:
- 1966. \"Meeting in the Mountains,\" / შეხვედრა მთაში. Nikoloz Sanishvili.
- 1967. \"The Plea\" / ვედრება.Tengis Abuladze. On Youtube with English subtitles: • Vedreba (1967) | The Plea dir. Tengiz...
- 1965. \"Khevsur Ballad\", / \"Last Vendetta \"/ ხევსურული ბალადა. Shota Managadze.
Good books in English about this area:
- \"Love Stories: Language, Private Love, and Public Romance in Georgia,\" by Paul Manning.
- \"The Caucasus: an Introduction,\" by Thomas De Waal. In depth analysis of recent political history of the South Caucasus.
- \"Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant People of the Caucasus\" — a fascinating book about the Caucasus by journalist Oliver Bullough, focusing on the history of North Caucasus up to today.
- \"Writers and Rebels,\" By Rebecca Gould. A dense and brilliant analysis of the literatures of anticolonial insurgency in the Caucasus.
Photo/video info:
6:14 to 7:05
- Khevsuruli Dance. Source: • ქართული ცეკვა | ხევსურული | Georgian ...
- 1300s. Miniature from William of Tyre's Histoire d'Outremer of a battle during 2nd Crusade.
- 1100s. The Hague. Depiction of Jerusalem/Palestine with St. George on a white horse chasing Muslim warriors.
- 1834. Johann Blaramberg. \"Topographic, Statistical, Ethnographic and Military Description of the Caucasus.\"
- 1834. \"Khevsurs in the combat arms. Hood,\" drawing by C. Zhivotovsky.
- Khevsureti Photos from 1929-1931, from https://humus.dreamwidth.org/9659711....
- Franz Roubaud \"Circassian Charge.\"
- 1847. Franz Roubaud. \"The Storming of Salta\"
- 1891. Franz Roubaud - \"Assault on Gimry.\"
- Abkhazians in the second half of the 19th century, via @CaucaususWorld, Twitter. Photographer: Dmitri Yermakov.
- 1904. The wedding of Akhriev family in the village Furtoug, Via @CaucasusArchives, Twitter.
- 19th Century. Balkar Women. Photographer unknown.
- 1866. Gustav Radde. \"Svan types.\"
- 2017. Tsiklauri and Cholikauri Family Shrine in Arkhoti Valley, Khevsureti.
- 1929. Khevsur woman sewing. Photographer unknown.
-1984. Girl in Amgha, Khevsureti. Photo by Irakli Soselia.
- ~1930. Elderly Khevsur Smoking. Photo by William O. Field.
- 1930s, Sergi Makalatia photos from the collections of Manana Gabashvili, in Iverieli Digital Library, National Parliamentary Library of Georgia:
8:40 to 9:02
- 1949. Ksenia Alexandrovna Klementyeva . 'Prisoner of the Caucasus.' From 'A.S. Pushkin in Russian and Soviet illustration.'
- 1930. \"Twelve Secrets of the Caucasus,\" by Essad Bey (Lev Nussimbaum).
- 1967. \"Kidnapping Caucasian Style,\" Soviet comedy film.
- Vladimir Georgievich Bekhteev. 'The Abduction of Bela by Kazbich\" from \"A Hero of our Time.\"
- Painter: Aleksandr Koslov, “The Exploits of Arkhip Osipov,”
- 1872. Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzinsky. \"The Mountaineers Leave the Aul,\" depicting Circassians abandoning their village as the Russian troops approach. \"
- Soviets loading Chechens and Ingush onto trains for deportation in 1940s
- April 9, 1989. Anti-Soviet protests that turned violent, resulting in 21 deaths.
- 1921. Soviet Red Army parade after annexing independent Menshevik Georgia.
- 1931. Lavrentiy Beria with Stalin's daughter. Beria, a Georgian born in Abkhazia, was directly responsible for Soviet mass executions, violent suppressions, gulag expansion, and genocides. In the Caucasus he also systematically sewed the ethnic tensions that define today's conflicts.
- 1865. Portrait of Russian Minister or War Dmitry Alekseevich Milyutin by Pyotr Fedorovich Borel. Milyutin wrote: \"eliminating the Circassians is an end in itself, to cleanse the land of hostile elements.\"
9:30 - 11:18
- 19th Century. Akhverdil Muhammad. Artist: Unknown.
- The Meeting of General Klüke von Klügenau and Imam Shamil in 1837 by Gagarin, Grigori Grigorievich.
- 1859. Imam Shamil. Photographer: Count Ivan G. Nostitz
- 1855. Gustave Dore. \"Imam Shamil's fighters dropping rocks on the Russian troops,\" from Musee Francais-Anglais, n 2, February.
- Eugene Lanceray. Shamil enters Vedeno. 1913. Illustration in Leo Tolstoy's, \"Hadji Murad\"
- ~ 1900.Niko Pirosmani. Imam Shamil Overlooking the Alazani Valley.
- 1861. Botman, Egor Ivanovich . \"Grand Duke Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov.\"
- Franz Roubaud. The Surrender of Shamil 1912
- Bohnstedt, Ludwig. 1822-1885, Title: Nevsky Prospekt by Anichkov Bridge, Date: 1847
- 1869. Fyodor Vasilyev (1850–1873); Illumination in St. Petersburg.
- Kriposnyi Lane, Number 2, Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1859. Imam Shamil. Photographer: Count Ivan Nostitz.
- Imam Shamil praying. Source: Unknown.
Geotags (paste these into google.com/earth):
- Shatili Fortress Village 42.65914, 45.15111
- Datvisjvari Pass 42.52213, 45.05629
- Mutso: 42.60686, 45.20819
- Anatori Crypts: 42.6711, 45.1798
- Ardoti Ruins: 42.57090, 45.19052
Films set in Shatili:
- 1966. \"Meeting in the Mountains,\" / შეხვედრა მთაში. Nikoloz Sanishvili.
- 1967. \"The Plea\" / ვედრება.Tengis Abuladze. On Youtube with English subtitles: • Vedreba (1967) | The Plea dir. Tengiz...
- 1965. \"Khevsur Ballad\", / \"Last Vendetta \"/ ხევსურული ბალადა. Shota Managadze.
Good books in English about this area:
- \"Love Stories: Language, Private Love, and Public Romance in Georgia,\" by Paul Manning.
- \"The Caucasus: an Introduction,\" by Thomas De Waal. In depth analysis of recent political history of the South Caucasus.
- \"Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant People of the Caucasus\" — a fascinating book about the Caucasus by journalist Oliver Bullough, focusing on the history of North Caucasus up to today.
- \"Writers and Rebels,\" By Rebecca Gould. A dense and brilliant analysis of the literatures of anticolonial insurgency in the Caucasus.
Photo/video info:
6:14 to 7:05
- Khevsuruli Dance. Source: • ქართული ცეკვა | ხევსურული | Georgian ...
- 1300s. Miniature from William of Tyre's Histoire d'Outremer of a battle during 2nd Crusade.
- 1100s. The Hague. Depiction of Jerusalem/Palestine with St. George on a white horse chasing Muslim warriors.
- 1834. Johann Blaramberg. \"Topographic, Statistical, Ethnographic and Military Description of the Caucasus.\"
- 1834. \"Khevsurs in the combat arms. Hood,\" drawing by C. Zhivotovsky.
- Khevsureti Photos from 1929-1931, from https://humus.dreamwidth.org/9659711....
- Franz Roubaud \"Circassian Charge.\"
- 1847. Franz Roubaud. \"The Storming of Salta\"
- 1891. Franz Roubaud - \"Assault on Gimry.\"
- Abkhazians in the second half of the 19th century, via @CaucaususWorld, Twitter. Photographer: Dmitri Yermakov.
- 1904. The wedding of Akhriev family in the village Furtoug, Via @CaucasusArchives, Twitter.
- 19th Century. Balkar Women. Photographer unknown.
- 1866. Gustav Radde. \"Svan types.\"
- 2017. Tsiklauri and Cholikauri Family Shrine in Arkhoti Valley, Khevsureti.
- 1929. Khevsur woman sewing. Photographer unknown.
-1984. Girl in Amgha, Khevsureti. Photo by Irakli Soselia.
- ~1930. Elderly Khevsur Smoking. Photo by William O. Field.
- 1930s, Sergi Makalatia photos from the collections of Manana Gabashvili, in Iverieli Digital Library, National Parliamentary Library of Georgia:
8:40 to 9:02
- 1949. Ksenia Alexandrovna Klementyeva . 'Prisoner of the Caucasus.' From 'A.S. Pushkin in Russian and Soviet illustration.'
- 1930. \"Twelve Secrets of the Caucasus,\" by Essad Bey (Lev Nussimbaum).
- 1967. \"Kidnapping Caucasian Style,\" Soviet comedy film.
- Vladimir Georgievich Bekhteev. 'The Abduction of Bela by Kazbich\" from \"A Hero of our Time.\"
- Painter: Aleksandr Koslov, “The Exploits of Arkhip Osipov,”
- 1872. Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzinsky. \"The Mountaineers Leave the Aul,\" depicting Circassians abandoning their village as the Russian troops approach. \"
- Soviets loading Chechens and Ingush onto trains for deportation in 1940s
- April 9, 1989. Anti-Soviet protests that turned violent, resulting in 21 deaths.
- 1921. Soviet Red Army parade after annexing independent Menshevik Georgia.
- 1931. Lavrentiy Beria with Stalin's daughter. Beria, a Georgian born in Abkhazia, was directly responsible for Soviet mass executions, violent suppressions, gulag expansion, and genocides. In the Caucasus he also systematically sewed the ethnic tensions that define today's conflicts.
- 1865. Portrait of Russian Minister or War Dmitry Alekseevich Milyutin by Pyotr Fedorovich Borel. Milyutin wrote: \"eliminating the Circassians is an end in itself, to cleanse the land of hostile elements.\"
9:30 - 11:18
- 19th Century. Akhverdil Muhammad. Artist: Unknown.
- The Meeting of General Klüke von Klügenau and Imam Shamil in 1837 by Gagarin, Grigori Grigorievich.
- 1859. Imam Shamil. Photographer: Count Ivan G. Nostitz
- 1855. Gustave Dore. \"Imam Shamil's fighters dropping rocks on the Russian troops,\" from Musee Francais-Anglais, n 2, February.
- Eugene Lanceray. Shamil enters Vedeno. 1913. Illustration in Leo Tolstoy's, \"Hadji Murad\"
- ~ 1900.Niko Pirosmani. Imam Shamil Overlooking the Alazani Valley.
- 1861. Botman, Egor Ivanovich . \"Grand Duke Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov.\"
- Franz Roubaud. The Surrender of Shamil 1912
- Bohnstedt, Ludwig. 1822-1885, Title: Nevsky Prospekt by Anichkov Bridge, Date: 1847
- 1869. Fyodor Vasilyev (1850–1873); Illumination in St. Petersburg.
- Kriposnyi Lane, Number 2, Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1859. Imam Shamil. Photographer: Count Ivan Nostitz.
- Imam Shamil praying. Source: Unknown.