Abstract:
At the beginning of the 20th century debates were underway in Georgia
about the origin of Georgian nation. Social-democrats claimed that Georgian
nation was formed during the establishment of capitalism in Georgia, in the second
half of the 19th century. The famous politician Archil Jorjadze substantiated
that the formation of Georgian nation began in the ancient times, while creation
of statehood in Georgia. Formation of nation took place in the period of
unification of Georgia, in the 12th-13th centuries.