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Sunday, 21 March 2010

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Man does not live by treaty alone

2009-10-21 09:41 George Treaty was signed with Russia, which was burdened with a war against Turkey, and there was the nonaggression treaty with Turkey; besides, the Turks promised not to incite the Lezgins and the Dagestanis to attacks against Georgia", - the situation is described by Andrey Epiphantsev, a historian and an essay writer.

Ultimately, Petersburg withdrew its troops from Georgia, which were followed by the diplomatic mission, and broke relationship with Irakliy II. As soon as Russia ceased responding to any letters, the Georgian tsar realized that he had lost his mighty co-religious protector. That was the moment when the Treaty on Unity appeared, which, unfortunately, did not save Georgia in 1795.

That year, having taken advantage of the tension in the Russian-Turkish affairs and Irakliy's refusal to arrive at his coronation, the Persian shah Aga-Mohammed-khan Kadzhar with 30 thousand Persians advanced against Georgia. The country gave up. The Krtsanissk battle was lost, 20 000 Georgians died or were deported to slave labor. It was the Orthodox Russia that revived Georgia after the death of Irakliy II.

Georgian historians Gulbaat Rtskhiladze and Georgiy Vekua try to refute this version of historic events. According to them, Russia supported the treaty between Georgia and Turkey and withdrew its troops to concentrate on the Balkan war. However, having checked their statements Epiphantsev assures that there is no such data in any studies available.

Of course, Georgia will hardly face Iran's invasion in the nearest five years. Instead, it decided to defend itself from Russia, which the Georgians now call an enemy and an occupant. In fact, just like 200 years ago, the mishaps started pouring onto the country the moment it turned away from Moscow, having sold itself to other geopolitical players in the region.

Thus, a conclusion made by president of the Russian and Georgian People Unity Foundation, professor Vladimir Khomeriki, who commented upon the Treaty on Unity of the Georgians in his interview to the Russian Line portal, seems to be quite logic: "Georgia should better sign another St. George Treaty that would call upon the Georgian people to live as one family, in good neighborliness and under the warranty of a state that could give all the people of Georgia an opportunity to live in equal conditions, i.e. under the warranty of the Russian state".

However, the Treaty on Unity of the Georgians itself which Khomeriki promised to sign will "have practically no effect".

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