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DAVIDKOLBAIA
Aleksashvililatertoldmethatthecolonelhadputacanetohisstom-
achwithsuchaforcethathealmostrippedit.Thecaptaintookacuefrom
himandbeatupanothersoldier,Gelashvili.Ireallydonotknowwhathe
wasguiltyof,butnowwhenweknowforsurethatthecaptainbeathim
up,itisthecaptainwhoisguilty.Gelashviliplannedtofileacomplaint
butwedissuadedhim.
Oh,howblindweare,theslaves,borninslavery!IfIhavealittlefree
time,Iwouldlovetowriteavividtruestoryaboutthelivesofsoldiers.
ProbablyIshouldsendittotheCommunist12newspaperasitismore
likelythattheywillacceptmystories.Itcertainlymakesnosensetosend
morestoriestoMkhedari13[therider].Icannotfindthetimetowritealet-
tertotheeditortofindoutwhytheyhavenotprintedanythingyet.
IwonderhowmybrotherVasois….14
Today,Ihavenothingtowriteabout.Tamarashviliisintheofficenow.
Iwonderwhoheisandwhathewants…Heseemstobeakindperson,
butwhenenraged,hebecomesverydangerous.Thatisacharacterjust
likenature.Thatislife,thatisnature,andthatishowitis!Thereareno
longeranythoughtsinmyhead!Iamnotabletothinkofanythingany-
more…ThatiswhyIamwritinginsuchamanner.Ineedarestnowand
peaceofmind.
P.S.ItturnsoutUlfanianrentedaseparateroombutIwillwriteabout
thattomorrow.
Monday,29November
Onthe24thofNovemberIwroteareportattherequestofMtchedlid-
ze,asoldierofthe3rdbattery.Ithasnotbeenconsideredbyanyoneyet.
MajorMosidze15,thoughIdonotknowhimpersonallybuthaveastrong
dislikeforhim,hiditinadrawer.TheletterwasagainstParkadze,apla-
toonleader,causedbyhisinterminableinjustices.Ithappenedthatthis
12NewpaperCommunist,anofcialorganoftheCentralandTbilisiCommunistPartyCommittees.
Thefirstissueofthenewspaperwaspublishedon3June1920
13Mkhedari[rider]illustratedweeklyeditionoftheculturalandeducationsectionoftheWar
Ministry.PublishedfromMaytoDecember1920.
14GrigolPeradzehadtwobrothers.Theolderone,Archil(1895-1937),amilitaryserviceman,shot
togetherwithhiswifeduringtherepressionsofthe1930s.Theyoungerone,Vasili(1903-1982),was
alecturerinphysics.
15MajorAlexandreMosidze(1892-1937)byorderNo.595oftheGovernmentofGeorgianRepu-
blicappointedheadofthe3rdbatteryofthe3rdArtilleryDivision.TheCentralHistoricalArchive,
NationalCouncil,description1,fund183,p.171836papers,case412.