Vol. 13 No. 1 (2019): XIII International Symposium Contemporary Issues of Literary Studies : Political Events of 1980-1990s and Literary Discourse
Politics and Literature - Ambivalent Integrity

The Ruthlessness of the Soviet Regime on the Basis of One Georgian Story

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  • Eka Chkheidze
Eka Chkheidze
Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature

Published 2019-12-20

Keywords

  • Soviet Georgia,
  • Kote Jandieri,
  • Attack on the Airplane

Abstract

November 18, 1983 was one of the most notable tragic dates in the bloody history of Soviet Georgia, the day when seven armed youngsters tried to hijack the plane from Tbilisi airport. The attempted hijacking ended with failure: the plane landed back at Tbilisi airport. Totally 7 people died.

This confrontation is clearly seen in Kote Jandieri’s story “Invitation to the Movie”, which is distinguished by the feeling of predestination and tragic pathos. In this story not only representatives of different generations fail to understand each other and fight, but young people, friends and close people do not understand each other. 

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