The Oppression of the Georgian Population in Tskhinvali Region During the First Years of Soviet Occupation
Journal Title: Pro Georgia. Journal of Kartvelological Studies - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 27
Abstract
The ethnic Ossetian population who were settled in Georgia had a desire for national self-determination and establishment of autonomy prior before the sovietization of Georgia. This issue, as it is known, was discussed in the June of 1917 during the congress of the Ossetians of Georgia, which took place in Djava. Ossetians residing in Georgia peremptorily requested “introduction of nationality in South Ossetia and establishment of South Ossetia as a special administrative unit”. The main aim of Ossetians was separation from Georgia and unification with Russia. Backed by the support of the Bolshevik government of Russia, they became active in 1918, when they introduced an ultimatum to Gori Executive Committee. Despite the peaceful negotiations from the Georgia side, Ossetian separatists started array of attacks and conducted terrible acts of violence in Tskhinvali. On February 25th 1921 after the Soviet annexation of Georgia the Ossetians became freer in their actions. As according to the decree of the Revolutionary Committee of South Ossetia there was supposed to be established a South Ossetian Soviet Socialist Republic, finally with the efforts of the Bolshevik party an autonomous republic of South Ossetia was established. The above mentioned fact was finalized on April 20th, 1922 with a specific decree of the government. Despite the fact that ethnic Georgian population protested against this matter, Soviet government did not take into consideration it and transferred the governance over 40 Georgian villages to the newly established administrative district. Oppression of ethnic Georgian population continued even after the establishment of the new district, as the armed Ossetian raided ethnic Georgian population. This is attested by the correspondence of 1922 by the inhabitants of village Nuli, where they asked the Soviet government for support from the aggressors
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Giorgi Sosiashvili
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