Light and Shadows of the Literary Portrait of Alexander Bagrationi

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the prominent Georgian figure of the eighteenth century, Alexander Archil Bagration, who went through the most difficult path of life - from emigration to generalship, to the first Feldschermeister of Russia. The article presents the philological and literary interests of Alexander Bagration, his passion for bibliology and translation activities, the works of Simeon Polotsk and the project aimed at creating an artillery manual in Russian and Georgian. The article uses the correspondence of Euro­pean diplomats published in Russian by Acad. Juansher Vateishvili, which concerns Alexander Bagration.