Vazha-Pshavela

Vazha-Pshavela (ვაჟა-ფშაველა, in Georgian alphabet) (1862-1915) is the pen-name of one of the greatest Georgian poets and writers Luka P. Razikashvili. Vazha-Pshavela was a classic of Georgian literature. He was born in a small village Chargali (Pshavi mountainous province in Eastern Georgia). He graduated from the Pedagogical Seminary in Gori and worked as teacher. Literary works of Vazha-Pshavela are published in more than 20 languages. He was also a famous representative of a National-Liberation movement of Georgia. Vazha-Pshavela died in 1915, in Tbilisi.

See also

• List of Georgians
• List of Georgian writers
• Culture of Georgia