Nasakirali

Nasakirali (Georgian: ნასაკირალი is a village in the Ozurgeti Municipality of Guria in western Georgia.[1] On 20 October 1905 a small battle took place near the village, between forces of the Republic of Guria and a small band of Cossacks sent to restore Tsarist authority. The Cossacks were repulsed in battle by a number of armed Gurians (between 1,000 and 4,000; sources differ), with fourteen Cossacks being killed.[2] Before further expeditions could be sent, Staroselski and intelligentsia from Tiflis dissuaded Vorontso-Dashkov, who hoped negotiations could continue.[3] An obelisk was built to commemorate the battle in 1965.

Nasakirali

ნასაკირალი
Monument commemorating a 1905 battle between the Republic of Guria and Cossacks
Nasakirali
Location of Nasakirali in Georgia
Nasakirali
Nasakirali (Guria)
Coordinates: 41°58′20″N 42°03′50″E
Country Georgia
MkhareGuria
MunicipalityOzurgeti
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total137
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

References

  1. Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia Vol. 7, p. 324, 1984.
  2. Zhghenti 1936, p. 156
  3. Jones 1989, p. 428

Bibliography

  • Jones, S.F. (July 1989), "Marxism and Peasant Revolt in the Russian Empire: The Case of the Gurian Republic", The Slavonic and East European Review, 67 (3): 403–434
  • Zhghenti, Tengiz (1936), 1905 წლის გურიაში [1905 in Guria] (in Georgian), Tbilisi
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