Georgian Literature in the Age of Transition

Abstract

Yuri Lotman distinguishes between binary and ternary models of culture, the former being peculiar to Russia and the latter — to the West. We are trying to define how this theory can be applied to the analysis of Georgian literary processes of 1990s. We conclude that cultural model of Georgia is binary as far as Georgia (like majority of post-soviet countries) almost destroyed its legacy – soviet culture, social realism of the Soviet Georgia; but we can assume that Georgia managed to return to its roots – back to 1910s - that was forcefully cut by Soviet regime.