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ProGeorgia,2022,vol.32,9-58
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GRIGOLPERADZE
THEDIARY-26NOVEMBER1920-6NOVEMBER1921
TranslatedfromtheGeorgianwithanIntroduction
andCommentarybyDavidKolbaia
I.Introduction
GrigolPeradzewrotehisdiarieswhenhewasneitheraclergymannor
aprofessoroftheology.Therefore,thememoriescollectedhere,mostly
relatetoaperiodwhenhewasjustastudentofTbilisiUniversityand
dreamedofascientificcareer,while,doinghismilitaryserviceaswell.
Hisnarrativeenablesthereadertotraceoneofthemostturbulent
timesinGeorgia,theeventstakingplaceinthe1920s,whichGrigolPer-
adzewasawitnessto,andtofollowthelifestoryofayoungmancoping
withthedifficultiesoftroubledtimes,simultaneouslytryingtodiscover
hispurposeinlife.Infact,onecanrarelygettoknowapersonsoclosely
rightatthemomentwhenhisspiritualpilgrimagebeginsandhisworld-
viewisbeingformed.
GrigolPeradzedescribesreligiousdilemmasandportraysdifferent
peopleheusedtomeet;hedepictsplaceshehadbeenlinkedtosincehis
childhoodandwhichrepresenthismodernreality,includingtheattitude
ofpoliticalpowertothechurchandthestrugglebetweentheknowledge
andcompromisehewaspreoccupiedwithatthetime.Hewritesabout
theeventsthathadleftamarkonhisheart,hisyouthandrevolt,andthe
searchforapathnecessarytofindtheanswerstotheessentialquestions.
GrigolPeradzeactuallypredictedhisfuture,whichcanbeconfirmedby
manyemotionalepisodesandtragicvisionsofhismemories.
In1921,hewenttoGermanytocontinuehisstudies,andfromthen
on,hisdestinybecameinextricablylinkedwithEurope.Indeed,despite
repeatedattempts,hecouldnolongerreturntohishomeland.Themanu-
scriptiswrittenwithblackinkandpartlywithpencil.Insomeplacesit
ishardlyreadable,buttheworkonthetexthassuccessfullybeencom-