Vladimir Darchiashvili
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Vladimir "Lado" Darchiashvili (1872 – May 7, 1916) was a Georgian
journalist and politician involved with the social democratic movement early in the 1900s.
Darchiashvili was born in the eastern province of Kakheti
, then under the Russian
rule. He received his early education at the Tiflis theological seminary from where he was expelled for reading prohibited literature. From 1898 to 1905 he studied at Paris
and Brussels
. Returning to Georgia, Darchiashvili wrote for local opposition press and emerged as the leader of the right-leaning social-democrats. On the pages of his newspapers, alioni (Dawn) and chveni kvali (Our Furrow) established in 1908, he criticized Georgian social democracy’s subservience to the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
(RSDLP) on the national question and demanded, like the rival Social-Federalist Party, national autonomy for Georgia within a cantonal system in the Caucasus
, though remaining orthodox Menshevik
on all other questions. He went to Germany
in 1914, but was interned by the German authorities during World War I
and died in captivity.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
journalist and politician involved with the social democratic movement early in the 1900s.
Darchiashvili was born in the eastern province of Kakheti
Kakheti
Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and...
, then under the Russian
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
rule. He received his early education at the Tiflis theological seminary from where he was expelled for reading prohibited literature. From 1898 to 1905 he studied at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. Returning to Georgia, Darchiashvili wrote for local opposition press and emerged as the leader of the right-leaning social-democrats. On the pages of his newspapers, alioni (Dawn) and chveni kvali (Our Furrow) established in 1908, he criticized Georgian social democracy’s subservience to the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party , also known as Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party or Russian Social Democratic Party, was a revolutionary socialist Russian political party formed in 1898 in Minsk to unite the various revolutionary organizations into one party...
(RSDLP) on the national question and demanded, like the rival Social-Federalist Party, national autonomy for Georgia within a cantonal system in the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
, though remaining orthodox Menshevik
Menshevik
The Mensheviks were a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement that emerged in 1904 after a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, both members of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party. The dispute originated at the Second Congress of that party, ostensibly over minor issues...
on all other questions. He went to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1914, but was interned by the German authorities during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and died in captivity.