Description
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Establishment of Russian rule in Kartli-Kakheti; The Georgian Army During the Tsitsianov’s rule
Chapter 2. The Georgian military formation “Militia” in 1806 – 1827
Chapter 3. Paskevich (1827 – 1831) and the introduction of Compulsory Conscription in Georgia: An Unsuccessful First Attempt
Chapter 4. The Georgian Infantry Regiment – Druzhina
Chapter 5. Georgians in the Russo-Turkish war of 1853 – 1856
Chapter 6. Georgian “Militia” in the 1870 – 1880s. Establishment of compulsory military service in Georgia
List of Georgians Participating in the Wars in the Caucasus
Annex
References
Reviews
“It turned out that the rebellion of 1829, known before as the peasants’ riot, was actually the anti-Russian riot. This is confirmed by the unknown archive materials provided in the book.” -Avtandil Songulashvili, Doctor of History, Professor, Head of Department New History of Tbilisi State Universitety’s Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology
“Ideology of regular Russian army of that period, with long service term (25 years), slaveholding relationships and strict, enslaving discipline, did not cause any good feelings in Georgian population that was characterized with high military culture and traditions. Cult of the warrior, protector of the native land was apparently much higher than the model of the soldier offered by Russian Empire to Georgians.” -Nikoloz Janjgava, Major General, Doctor of History
“XIX century was a very interesting and painful period in the history of Georgia. To regain the historical lands of their country the Georgians fought under Russian flag.” -Khatuna Ioseliani, Doctor of History, Chief Scientific Worker of Tbilisi State Universitety’s Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology
