How do Georgians treat Russian girls? Georgians are the leaders in holidays and ancient traditions

35th place. Maka Gigauri

34th place. Tamara (Tamriko) Gverdtsiteli(born January 18, 1962, Tbilisi) - Soviet, Georgian and Russian singer, actress, composer, People's Artist Georgian SSR, People's Artist of Russia. Father is from the ancient Georgian noble family of Gverdtsiteli. Mother - granddaughter of an Odessa rabbi. Since Jews consider their nationality according to their mother, and Georgians - according to their father, Tamara Gverdtsiteli can be equally called both a Georgian and a Jew.

33rd place: - Soviet actress. She should not be confused with another Soviet actress Kira Georgievna Andronikashvili (1908-1960), who is her aunt.

32nd place. (February 20, 1923, Tbilisi - March 31, 1994) - Soviet actress, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR.

31st place. Elene Gedevanishvili(born January 7, 1990, Tbilisi) - Georgian figure skater, two-time bronze medalist of the European Championship (2010, 2012) in single skating.

30th place. Anna Chakvetadze(born March 5, 1987, Moscow) is a Russian tennis player who retired from playing in 2012. Won 8 WTA tournaments. Anna's father is from Georgia, her mother is from Ukraine.

29th place. Irina Onashvili- Georgian model, represented Georgia at Miss World 2003.

28th place. Taco Lolua- Georgian model.

27th place. Mariam Kilasonia- Miss Abkhazia 2009. The competition was held in Tbilisi, not in Abkhazia, and the winner is not an Abkhazian, but a Mingrelian (a sub-ethnic group of the Georgian people).

26th place. Lika Kavzharadze(born October 26, 1959, Tbilisi) - Soviet and Georgian actress. She became famous for her role as Marita in Tengiz Abuladze’s film “The Tree of Desire.”

25th place. Sofiko Chiaureli(May 21, 1937, Tbilisi - March 2, 2008) - Soviet and Georgian actress, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1976), People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1979). She played in more than a hundred films.

Sofiko Chiaureli in the film "The Color of Pomegranates" (1968)

24th place. - Opera singer(mezzo-soprano). Born in Tbilisi. She has performed at La Scala, the Mariinsky Theater and other theaters around the world.

23rd place. Sofia Nizharadze(born February 6, 1986, Tbilisi, Georgia) - Georgian and Russian singer, actress, songwriter. Performed the role of Juliet in the Russian version of the French musical Roméo & Juliette (2004-2006, Moscow, Operetta Theater). In 2005, she represented Russia at the pop music competition “ New wave" In May 2010, she represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest.

22nd place. Nino Makharadze- Georgian model who represented Georgia at the Miss Intercontinental 2012 competition.

21st place. Iya Ninidze(born September 8, 1960, Tbilisi) - Soviet Georgian and Russian actress theater and cinema, People's Artist of Georgia.

Iya Ninidze in the film "Nut Krakatuk" (1977)

20th place. Elena Satine(born November 24, 1987, Tbilisi) - American actress Georgian origin. Her real name - Skhirtladze.

19th place. Nonna Diakonidze- Georgian model who represented Georgia at the Miss Earth 2009 competition.

18th place. Lydia Tsirgvava(April 14, 1923, Harbin, China - December 31, 2013) - Soviet and Russian actress, artist. Better known as Lydia Vertinskaya(after the name of her husband - Russian singer Alexander Vertinsky). Mother of actresses Anastasia and Marianna Vertinsky, who are members of the.

16th place. Antisa Butskhrikidze- Georgian model.

15th place. Katie (Ketevan) Melua(born September 16, 1984, Kutaisi, Georgia) is a British singer of Georgian (Mingrelian) origin.

13th place. Dodo Chogovadze(born 1951) - Soviet actress, best known for her role as Princess Budur in the film " Magic lamp Aladdin" (1966).

12th place. Elena Tsiklauri- Georgian model, participant of the Miss Georgia 2014 contest.

11th place. (born November 29, 1991, Tbilis) - Georgian model, Miss Georgia 2011. She represented Georgia at Miss World 2011. Some believe that Janet Kerdikoshvili is by nationality, but she denies this and says that her parents are Mingrelians from Abkhazia.

10th place. Nebahat Chehre / Nebahat Çehre(born March 15, 1944, Samsun, Turkey) - Turkish actress, former model, Miss Turkey 1960. In Russia, she is best known for her role as Valide Sultan - the mother of Sultan Suleiman in the series "The Magnificent Century" (2011-2012). Nebahat Chekre's father is of Georgian origin, his mother is Laz (Lazi is a subethnic group of the Georgian people).

Nebahat Chehre in his youth:

Nebahat Chehre at the age of 67 in the role of Valide Sultan in the TV series “The Magnificent Century”:

9th place. Manana Japaridze(born December 28, 1980, Tbilisi) - Azerbaijani singer of Georgian origin.

8th place. Veronica (Vera) Kobalia(born August 24, 1981, Sukhumi, Abkhazia) - Georgian and Canadian economist, public and political figure, Minister of Economy and sustainable development Georgia in 2010 - 2012.

7th place. Nato Vachnadze(June 14, 1904, Warsaw, Poland - June 4, 1953) - Soviet actress, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR, Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Real name is Natalya Andronikashvili. Vachnadze is the surname of her first husband.

6th place. Nini Badurashvili(born December 27, 1985, Tbilisi) - Georgian actress and singer.

5th place. Mary Shervashidze-Eristova(October 17, 1895, Batumi, Georgia - January 21, 1986) - Russian princess, daughter of Prince Shervashidze, maid of honor of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. After her marriage to Prince Eristov, she took her husband’s surname. After Civil War went abroad, worked as a fashion model at the Chanel fashion house. Fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev in his book “Beauty in Exile” writes: “The fragile brunette Mary Eristova personified the type of beauty that was fashionable in the 20s. Her face and figure were perfectly suited to the Chanel style of those years, and Coco was also impressed, that for her, a provincial from Auvergne, "real Russian princesses" work. As they say, the portrait of Princess Mary was in the bedroom of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco. When she woke up, she first looked at the picture and only then in the mirror, thus determining whether she looked good Today.

4th place. - Georgian model. She represented Georgia at the Miss Tourism 2008 competition.

3rd place. Lika Metreveli(born March 17, 1993) - Georgian model, Miss Tbilisi 2009, Vice-Miss Georgia 2012, winner of the Georgian stage of the Elite Model Look 2012 competition.

2nd place. (born November 10, 1975, Tbilisi) - Russian journalist and TV presenter. Tina Kandelaki about her origin: “My mother Elvira Georgievna Alahverdova - I never made a secret of this. My father Givi Shalvovich Kandelaki is Georgian. Kandelaki is a Greek surname. The Greek priests who brought Christianity to Georgia were my distant ancestors. But assimilation occurred so deeply that the Kandelakis became 100 percent Georgians."

The most beautiful Georgian - Georgian model, actress and TV presenter, Miss Georgia 2007 Gvantsa Daraselia(born September 1, 1989, Tbilisi). She represented Georgia at the Miss Universe 2008 competition. She starred in the films “Girl from the Slide” (2009) and “City of Dreams” (2010).

“It was over there, a bomb fell right next to it,” a resident of Gori Konstantin Tsuladze points out the window of his apartment at the charred ruins of a military base of the Georgian army. “Our soldiers didn’t even offer resistance to the Russian troops, they immediately fled.” When asked how he feels about Russia, Tsuladze smiles: “Excellent. August 8, 2008 is a personal adventure of the former president Saakashvili. I have no quarrel with your people." He echoes tour guide M-aria, an employee of a museum dedicated to To Joseph Stalin:“When yours occupied Gori, nothing was missing from the exhibits. Everyone was afraid - there was war, there were valuable things here, they would plunder them, but not a single item was touched. And even though we suffered a lot of fear back then, I have no complaints against your country.” On the streets of Tbilisi, Russian speech is heard with might and main - for Last year More than a million tourists from Russia visited Georgia. In stores - advertising signs in Russian, inviting you to drink “familiar with Soviet Union» Georgian wine and playing on the phrase Vakhtanga Kikabidze from the film “Mimino” “I want Larisa Ivanovna!” It seemed that after the long anti-Russian hysteria under the rule of Mikheil Saakashvili, this was impossible. However, the AiF observer was convinced for himself that Georgia had a second wind of love for the Russian Federation.

“Katso, we respect Russians”

“Listen, genatsvale, all the “Goebbelsism” that was going on against Russia here was simply not taken seriously,” says the doctor Joseph Aronashvili, having lunch with me at a khinkal restaurant on the outskirts of Tbilisi. - I know people who worked on TV. So even they admitted: “Katso, we respect Russians, but they pay us good money to scold them and come up with all sorts of nonsense!” Do you want me to tell the owner that we have a Russian journalist visiting us, and he will immediately send you a bottle of chacha for your table? Saakashvili is a clown, it’s all his fault. How could you get involved with such a powerful country? Russia is an elephant, Georgia is an ant. You only used a couple of divisions, but our army was no longer there. Ah, I don’t want to talk about politics anymore. Let’s drink some wine instead!”

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Residents of the country are still infuriated by the fantastic lies of the Saakashvili regime about the economic achievements of Georgia - they, as we remember, were naively admired by some politicians in Russia. Yes, the center of Tbilisi has been perfectly restored, but these are pure Potemkin villages: the façade of the house is beautifully made, but if you point a finger at the back, it will collapse. There are a lot of dilapidated buildings in the capital of the republic, and it seems that they have not been renovated since the collapse of the USSR. “I haven’t had water at home since 1991,” explains an old man who came out into the yard with a bucket. “Neither hot nor cold - so I go and dial!”

“Saakashvili blamed any of Georgia’s problems on Russia,” the businessman grins Absalom Chakvetadze.- No water at home? Russian aggression is to blame. Are people getting fired from their jobs? The Russians are plotting economic intrigues against our democracy. Is it expensive to pay for heating? The damned Kremlin is selling gas at a speculative price. The security of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs beat an innocent man to death? There was no such thing, it’s all terrible Russian propaganda. In 10 years ex-president I completely broke the record, and in the end people got really tired of it. Voices began to be heard - so why quarrel with Russia? When we were friends, life was much better, but America doesn’t help us much with money. Our wine in the US and EU turned out to be of no use to anyone. We are still dealing with the consequences of the quarrel, economic sanctions and war with Russia - Georgia remains a very poor country, the average pension here is 150 lari, or 3,500 rubles. And yes, I also think that it was Saakashvili who fought with Russian army, not Georgians. I didn’t support the war at all then.”

"Propaganda, genatsvale"

At the same time, the Museum of Soviet Occupation, pompously opened in Tbilisi in 2006 by the ex-president of Georgia, is still operating. Entrance there is free (unlike the Stalin Museum in Gori), but there are no visitors. “Guests from Russia do not come here, there are few foreigners either, unless a guide brings a group of American tourists,” said an employee of the exhibition. By the way, the museum building itself (like the entire central Rustaveli Avenue) was built in the 19th century by the Russian governor of the Caucasus, Count Mikhail Vorontsov. I ask Georgian youth about him, the boys and girls shrug their shoulders - this name means nothing to them. But they are well aware of the “Soviet occupiers”; they talk about them at school. Nevertheless, it is clear that many Georgians want to make peace with Russia, so in conversations they diligently avoid the August 2008 war itself and the humiliating defeat of the Georgian army in five days: after all, Saakashvili for years assured the whole country that “in terms of fighting qualities, we are on par with NATO". “The Americans fooled us, but everyone believed us,” a peasant in a village near Gori tells me in his heart. - Eh, they need us! The Russians saved us from the Persian massacre 200 years ago, but they keep telling us that they occupied Georgia! Propaganda, genatsvale."

Looking at Georgia, you understand: several neighboring republics, which do not like us so much that - I’ll quote Mimino again - “they can’t even eat”, after some time they will definitely “sober up” and grab their heads. “But let’s not relax just yet,” I smile at my interlocutor from the Georgian deputies. “Suddenly they’ll surround you with some more propaganda.” He openly winces. “Listen, dear, enough about politics! Let’s better drink some good wine for friendship!”

In Georgia you already know. Now we will talk about what can cause negativity and ways to combat it. Well, or at least, about smoothing out unpleasant moments.

Husband's jealousy

How jealous they are! And if the wife is Slavic, and even pretty, he will see every male over 15 and under 80 as a real rival!

“He looked at you carefully! But why did he give up his seat to you? And that salesman smiled at you! If I find out, I’ll kill them both!” Such applications, practically from scratch, can begin immediately after the wedding and continue until retirement. Alas, they cannot be changed. Free-spirited girls are partly to blame for this, having formed an opinion about the availability of Russian young ladies, and partly the natural violent character of the Georgian.

It is useless to fight this; you need to learn to turn such requests into a joke and constantly convince your other half that he is the only one until his death. But he will not be jealous of all men, oddly enough! Close friends and male relatives are above suspicion, unless, of course, you yourself give reason for jealousy. At the same time, those same friends, brothers, uncles will never look at the official wife of a relative or friend as a potential object of harassment; you are now like a sister to them!
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Relationships with mother-in-law

It happens that a mother-in-law will hate her Russian daughter-in-law from the very beginning and will consider her a foreign “invader” who is not worth even a tetri (the equivalent of a penny) to her own son. But you may never know about your true attitude towards you!

Georgian women are very diplomatic; they can hate you in their hearts, but at the same time smile sweetly and give compliments. Having stepped over themselves, they will help you with everything, if necessary.

Does your intuition tell you that your mother-in-law doesn't like you? Prove your “loyalty” with excellent cooking, perfect cleanliness in the house, healthy heirs! It is quite possible that there will be a thaw in your relationship.

Neighbours

An example from my personal life: six months ago in a store, when I asked something in Russian, an elderly man attacked me screaming: “Go to your own Moscow and speak Russian there!” Result: he was first “barked at” by the saleswomen who stood up for me (I go there every day), and then thrown out into the street in disgrace.

Heat…

If you live in Georgia, come to terms with the fact that almost everywhere in the summer the temperature goes beyond 40 degrees. And this is in high humidity! Tbilisi is generally unbearable in the summer, the stones melt! Don’t make experiments over your health, don’t walk during the day in the summer if it’s hot: even wearing a cap under an umbrella, you can get heatstroke. I can’t imagine how local horsemen walk into such hell without hats!

In winter, be prepared for a squally icy wind that picks up unwary grandmothers and throws them onto the asphalt, I’m not kidding! The same thing: if strong wind- stay at home.

All these shortcomings are more than compensated by friendly and generous (for the most part) local residents, extraordinary beauty of nature and cultural monuments; I’m generally silent about the unreal abundance of fruits. Be kind to people yourself, accept Georgians for who they are. They really are very good people. And you will be loved in this country with all your heart!

Georgia is probably one of the most congenial countries for tourists from the former post-Soviet Union. Here you are will definitely try understand and help, treat you or give you a ride to the right place.

In Georgia, a tourist will hardly be able to feel any language barrier when communicating with the local population. In extreme cases they will come to the rescue ordinary passers-by and will answer any questions with a smile.

And yet, let's find out in more detail about features Georgian national language. In particular: what is better to learn in advance, what language to communicate with different age group and so on.

What is the language in Georgia?

Officially state language in is of course Georgian. It contains signs on shops and supermarkets, menus in restaurants and cafes, bus routes, signs.

But still, get scared in advance tourists not worth it. Firstly, next to the inscription in Georgian In many cases should be translated into Russian or English (especially in popular ones). Secondly, the population is older knows well Russian language, and young people also speak English. Therefore, in 99% of cases, there will definitely be a person nearby who will understand everything.

What is worth knowing about the Georgian language?

Understand Georgian almost impossible. From the outside it may seem that people are arguing, although in fact they will communicate peacefully. All because Georgians, in our opinion, very emotional.

The Georgian language is quite difficult for foreigners and it's hard to learn, - this is how Maria (a tour guide to the Prometheus Cave and temples) answered my question about the possibility of learning their language.

In total, it contains 33 letters, 5 of which are vowels, which, nevertheless, are pronounced rather dryly. Words are written the same way they are heard, but... same height(in the sense of not capitalizing names, titles, etc.)

Will they understand you in Georgia?

The bulk of the Georgian population understands and even communicates well in Russian, because until recently it was officially taught in schools. IN Lately quantity educational institutions, where they still study in the Russian language program decreased significantly.

But nevertheless, we hasten to please those who decide to move to Georgia with a child: You you'll definitely find a school with the language familiar to the baby.

As you can see, on the sign in Batumi, attractions are indicated in two languages ​​- Georgian and English, as well as on most local products.

We have personally met people who have already many years live in the country without ever fully learning Georgian and feel great here. They work in official jobs, understand everything that the “native locals” say, but communicate mostly in Russian.

In resort towns this is not surprising, because much tied to tourism. Therefore, at the same time, people try, at the very least, to learn the language of the majority of travelers (sometimes just to feed their family).

I had to come across complete misunderstanding on the part of the no longer young Georgian drivers, who point-blank pretended that they did not understand Russian (or maybe they really did not understand?). Then passengers came to our rescue, who not only explained where the attraction we are interested in is located, but also spent a little time To the point, for which I thank them very much.

In the end we did obvious conclusion: The main thing is not to panic. In any case, in Georgia you will find support and understanding, if not from those to whom you turned, then from random people.

Will knowing English save me in Georgia?

If you communicate with young people, you may encounter with the problem of misunderstanding Russian language. In this case, it will come to the rescue English.

In Georgia we not once I had to communicate with the local population and tourists in English. Most shining example I remember in a minibus traveling from the Tbilisi bus station to a small town in the south of the country, not far from the border with Turkey. There, a young woman, a local resident, addressed us: first in Georgian, and then, when she saw our bewilderment, in English. We talked for a long time, telling her our observations and impressions of what we saw in the country.

Sometimes, minibus drivers don't know, do not understand or cannot answer you in either Russian or English. As the owner of the hostel where we lived in Tbilisi explained to us, such drivers come from tiny villages. They fundamentally do not want (and are not ready) to spend time learning the Russian language. In this case, feel free to contact your fellow travelers. They will help, verified personally.

Communication with Georgians: how to win people over?

Communicate with Georgians nice and easy. They are constantly trying to treat you to something, recommend something useful, or tell you about what they think is most interesting.

Walking along the embankment, especially in the area of ​​​​the sea terminal, you will definitely be approached by several, ready for a certain amount take a ride to a nearby city, and in some cases, even to another part of the country. All of them - open, smiling people. We didn’t hear even an ounce of negativity from any of the taxi drivers.

We even had a funny conversation with one of the drivers. As a result, he rendered a verdict that we were good tourists (since everything he offered had already been seen).

A few phrases in Georgian that will definitely come in handy

I think no one will object to the fact: a tourist who knows a few useful words in the language of the country in which it is located, always a welcome guest/customer in any home/shop.

This trick also works in Georgia. Local at first they are surprised, and then answer with a smile or correct your pronunciation (if they managed to get to know each other well enough).

Below we have posted several popular words and phrases that, in our opinion, will be useful to every tourist.

Let’s add a couple more words that we think are interesting. For general development : mother - grandfather; father - mother.

Georgians are the most friendly and hospitable nation

During all our travels around the world, it became a real discovery for us. So friendly, hospitable, welcoming and simply wonderful people we have never met before. To tell the truth, I really didn’t even want to leave Georgia.

ABOUT local residents, features of their behavior, traditions and Everyday life we wrote a separate article called. We sincerely hope to visit our Caucasian friends more than once.

As for frequently asked questions about the safety of coming to the country of the fair sex on your own, we boldly answer: come! Georgian men, despite their emotionality, are well-mannered and restrained. They will not “pursue” you unless you give them a reason to do so.

Useful links and interesting information:

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Sooner or later, the bride will come to the homeland of her chosen one to get acquainted with the country and numerous relatives. B, they will meet you the whole company already at the airport, with sincere joy (this is true) and at the same time with curiosity: how will the chosen one of her beloved son/grandson/nephew behave in the land of her ancestors? Even if the trip is just to visit a friend, you will still have to visit his house: since you were invited to Georgia, that means there are plans for marriage and there will definitely be a “bride party”.

In case of any troubles, if there is a man next to you, give him the prerogative to find out something and swear. It is highly undesirable to make a remark or express dissatisfaction yourself. It’s better to tell your companion in a whisper what you don’t like, and let him figure it out. Georgian women are very emotional and may seem scandalous, but they only start talking loudly and, even more so, screaming if they are without a husband. If the spouse is nearby, they “keep silent,” such are the traditions.

We came to visit. Even in winter, when there is terrible mud on the street, a guest in a Georgian house does not take off his shoes! Georgians are fanatics of parquet, and not the newfangled plastic covering, but the real thing, well polished with mastic - they are like that. And on this sparkling floor, on any day, even a flock of guests can walk without taking off their shoes. Insisting on taking out “guest” slippers, as is customary among us, is a terrible offense.

At the table you will have to give up your diet, forget about vegetarianism and eat absolutely everything. There is no need to feign delight - in Georgia, any food is incredibly tasty. And the feast will not be limited to sausage/cheese with Olivier: endless changes of hot dishes, salads, desserts, cakes! It’s better to eat slowly, but try everything, and be sure to praise. The only thing they will discount and not insist on is if you are on duty, but they will immediately bring you a huge number of Lenten dishes.

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This point is almost a thing of the past, but in villages or in families where they are too attentive to this, you can still encounter this. I'm talking about the place festive table: Sometimes women sit separately from men. When you are invited to a table, in order to avoid an incident, it is better to wait to be shown a specific place. Do not be offended - you are in a foreign country, it is not for you to change the age-old rules. But be sure, given the fact that you are a foreigner, an elderly man will sit next to you so that you do not feel offended.

Separately, about clothes. Well, in Georgia they don’t wear a burqa and they don’t force you to wear all black. No, I’m lying, they do: there are quite a lot of Muslims living in the country, even in schools you can see girls with headscarves on their heads, and no one ridicules them, much less persecutes them. There are also certain rules regarding Christian women, and it is better to know them in advance. You should not wear very short skirts, T-shirts, or transparent blouses. A woman with a ring on her finger, dressed too revealingly, is perceived in Georgia as “upatrono”: this means that she either does not have a worthy male companion, or her husband does not care at all how she behaves.

And now it will be interesting... The situation is this - you are already married, you came to your husband’s relatives for the first time, and they will immediately ask you straight away: “When are we expecting a baby?” If yours is more than six months old, then there will be a loud surprise as to why there is no belly.

Iron Rule in Georgian families: they got married and immediately had at least one child. Excuses like “we are not yet ready/want to live for ourselves” will not work; whispers will begin that you are sick and infertile.

Unpleasant, I agree! Even if the birth of a child is not yet planned, it is better to say that you are “working hard on this issue.” And in general, having married a Georgian, you must be prepared for the fact that he will immediately insist on the birth of an heir.