Ossetians and Georgians in Kazbegi region historial and cultural issues
Journal Title: Pro Georgia. Journal of Kartvelological Studies - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 28
Abstract
The article presents historical and ethno-cultural issues related to GeorgianOssetian relations of Kazbegi Region. According to historical sources, Kazbegi region was originally inhabited by Georgian tribes - the Tsanars some of whom migrated to the eastern Georgian lowlands in the Principality of Kakheti. Later (the 13th -14th centuries) Tsanars were replaced by the ethnographic group of Georgian origin - Dvals; in the 17th century Ossetians penetrated to the source of the Tergi River and began to assimilate the Dvals who had migrated there. In the 19th century, as a result of ethnic processes, the area close to the upper reaches of the Tergi River (now Truso) were completely inhabited by Ossetians; below, the settlements from the village of Kobi to the village of Jaryah, were mostly inhabited by the Georgian Mountaineers, Mokheves. Ossetians were fully integrated in the Georgian social-political space and actively participated in the ongoing processes. Integration of Ossetians into the Georgian world occurred naturally, which implied gradual assimilation of components of the Georgian material and spiritual culture. Later the Russian Empire managed to entice hostile Ossetians and use them as a political weapon against Georgia’s interests. In the second half of the 20th century, Ossetian population almost completely moved to North Ossetia from today’s Kazbegi region due to the ecological, socio-political and economic factors. However, some of the Ossetian organizations and political circles instigated by the Russian propaganda consider Kazbegi region as their historical homeland and declare political claims on the territory.
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Lavrenti Janiashvili
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