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<p>Liebe Alle, <br>
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<p>am kommenden Montag, 20.5., spricht in Raum 301 im Rahmen des
Kolloquiums der slawistischen Sprachwissenschaft ab etwa 18:20:<br>
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<p> Tinatin Bolkvade<br>
(Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Georgia)<br>
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Russian Language in Soviet and Post-Soviet Georgia<br>
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During the Soviet period, the Georgian language was the state
language of Georgia, but Russian was the lingua franca as Russian
was used as a means of communication between the various language
communities of the Soviet Union. <br>
Lack of knowledge of Russian created serious obstacles for those
who wanted to achieve high-level positions in society. The Russian
language played a leading role thanks to a high-level teaching of
the Russian language. This was an integral part of the state
policy, strengthening by urbanization, industrialization and mixed
marriages. The attempt to spread Russian inside the Soviet
republics was based purely on ideological and political grounds:
it served “russification” well, and ensured the demolition of
historical links and relations among nationals within these
republics. This, in turn, strengthened the creation and secured
the boundaries of the Soviet Union.<br>
In modern Georgia, Russian has preserved only some functions that
are step by step etiolated. However, it remains one of the means
of communication with former Soviet states. Russian is the
language which is used in tourism; it’s taught at secondary and
high schools. Besides, it is taken as a foreign language exam to
enrol in higher institutions and is used for scientific research.</p>
<p>Herzliche Einladung!</p>
<p>Ruprecht von Waldenfels</p>
<p>Diana Forker</p>
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