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[edit] Candide Charkviani a Mingrelian?
According to Simon Sebag Montefiore's Stalin: Court of the Red Tsar the Communist boss of Georgia in the 1940s was Candide Charkviani, a Mingrelian. "Beria was a Mingrelian, so was Charkviani", pg. 632. If so he should be added as a famous Mingrelian. Someone informs me is actually a Svan, but there is no reference for this. His son is the current ambassador of Georgia to the U.K.
Seth J. Frantzman (talk) 17:21, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- Montefiore's information is apparently inaccurate. Charkviani one of the oldest and famous Svan families. I'm native to the region and I have relatives surnamed Charkviani. So you can trust me.:) Cheers,--KoberTalk 17:34, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
- P.S. Note that Candid's grandson's debut album was called "Svan song", a parody to a Swan song. --KoberTalk 17:36, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Comment
It is interesting to note that this province and its inhabitants figure prominently in one of John Le Care's most recent novels: "Single and Single". He has had great foresight in setting his novels since the collapse of the Soviet Union in some of the "hot spots" in this part of the world which has been so neglected in the consciousness of the west.
In the novel he mentions that the inhabitants of the "heart" of Mingrelia consider themselves to be descendents of Jason and the Argonauts. Does anyone know anything more about this particular legend?
Dave Lea Fish Creek, WI
* Just read the article about Jason , Medea and Kutaisi. Also - we should consider changing the word "Mingrel" to "Megrel" since this word has a real meaning - the Person from Egrisi - ancient Georgian country.
[edit] Name of the article?
Has there ever been a discussion about the location this article should be at? It's not that I really mind its being at Samegrelo, but I would have thought Mingrelia is much more common in English. sephia karta 20:03, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
+ Mingrelia —Preceding unsigned comment added by Segnor Bugatti (talk • contribs) 14:24, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Are Megrels, realy an ethnic subgroup of Georgians? I don't think so.
