On May 24th public lecture will be held at Tbilisi State Medical University under the auspices of the American MD Program. Lasha Kurdashvili, lecturer of World Civilization History at US MD Program, will tell international and Georgian students about the historical facts happened 100 years ago.
Georgia had been part of the Russian Empire since 1800. Following the Russian revolution and the defeats in the First World War, movements within Georgia pushed for independence from Russia and on 26 May 1918, Georgia declared itself an independent democratic republic.
26 May had been celebrated as a public holiday until Georgia became part of the Soviet Union in 1922. Celebrations of regional public holidays were suppressed across the Soviet Union and it wasn't until 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet regime that this day regained its public holiday status.
Georgia seceded from the Soviet Union on 9 April 1991 and 9 April is now celebrated as a national public holiday, the Day of National Unity.
Location: TSMU Meeting Hall, Administrative Building, 1st Floor.
Start Time: 17:00
Attendance is free.