AN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE “THE POLISH AND GEORGIAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT IN THE 19TH CENTURY”
Events
On May 18, at 11:00 an academic conference “The Polish and Georgian Independence Movements of the 19th Century” will be held in Ilia State University Auditorium T102.
The event will be dedicated to the 160th anniversary of the outbreak of the January Uprising and the 190th anniversary of the 1832 plot of the Georgian nobility. It will be attended by Georgian and Polish historians, political scientists, and sociologists, who will address themes related to the intelligentsia and national issues. Most of these will concern Poland and Georgia, but some will also touch upon Ukraine. The conference is held under the honorary patronage of His Excellency Mariusz Maszkiewicz Ambassador of Poland to Georgia.
The detailed schedule will be available at the following link: https://bit.ly/3WbJWNg
The organizers:
- Ilia State University
- Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Cultural and Educational Union of Poles in Georgia “Polonia”
Speakers:
- Marietta Chikhladze (Ilia State University)
- Irakli Chkhaidze (Tbilisi State University)
- Dodo Chumburidze (University of Georgia)
- Maria Filina (Tbilisi State University)
- Tatia Kekelia (Ilia State University)
- Vazha Kiknadze (Tbilisi State University/University of Georgia)
- Bartłomiej Krzysztan (Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences)
- Elżbieta Kwiecińska (University of Warsaw)
- Jacek Legieć (Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce)
- David Merkviladze (independent researcher)
- Paveł Skigin (European University Institute)
- Tomasz Stryjek (Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences)
- Tomasz Zarycki (University of Warsaw)
- Radosław Żurawski vel Grajewski (University of Lodz)
Date and time: May 18, 11:00 – 16:15
Location: Conference Hall T102, Technology Building, Ilia State University, Kakutsa Cholokashvili Avenue 3/5
Working languages: English, Georgian, Polish (Simultaneous interpreting will be provided)
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