Petre Gruzinsky
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Petre Gruzinsky (March 28, 1920-1984) was a Georgian
poet and an Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1979). He was a direct descendant of the Kakheti
an branch (Gruzinsky
) of the Bagrationi Dynasty
, a former royal house of Georgia. His grandfather Alexander (1820-1865) was son of Bagrat Bagrationi
, fourth son of king George XII of Georgia
.
Gruzinsky gained particular popularity as an author of lyrics for the songs by Giorgi Tsabadze and Giya Kancheli
, including those for the cult Soviet
comedy Mimino
(1977).
His son, Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky
(born in 1950), is a theatre director in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
poet and an Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1979). He was a direct descendant of the Kakheti
Kakheti
Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and...
an branch (Gruzinsky
Gruzinsky
Gruzinsky was a title and later the surname of two different princely lines of the Bagrationi dynasty of Georgia, both of which received it as the subjects of the Russian Empire. The name "Gruzinsky" derives from Russian, originally and literally meaning "of Georgia"...
) of the Bagrationi Dynasty
Bagrationi Dynasty
The Bagrationi dynasty was the ruling family of Georgia. Their ascendency lasted from the early Middle Ages until the early 19th century. In modern usage, this royal line is frequently referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, a Hellenized form of their dynastic name.The origin of the Bagrationi...
, a former royal house of Georgia. His grandfather Alexander (1820-1865) was son of Bagrat Bagrationi
Bagrat Bagrationi
Bagrat Bagrationi was a son of George XII of Georgia, the last reigning king of Georgia. Prince Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky, the senior claimant to the Georgian throne, is a direct descendent of his....
, fourth son of king George XII of Georgia
George XII of Georgia
George XII , sometimes known as George XIII , of the House of Bagrationi, was the last king of Georgia from 1798 until his death in 1800...
.
Gruzinsky gained particular popularity as an author of lyrics for the songs by Giorgi Tsabadze and Giya Kancheli
Giya Kancheli
Giya Kancheli , born 10 August 1935, in Tbilisi, is a Georgian composer resident in Belgium.Since 1991, Kancheli has lived in Western Europe: first in Berlin, and since 1995 in Antwerp, where he is composer-in-residence for the Royal Flemish Philharmonic....
, including those for the cult Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
comedy Mimino
Mimino
Mimino , is a 1977 comedy film by Soviet Georgian director Georgi Daneliya produced by Mosfilm and Gruziya-film, starring Vakhtang Kikabidze and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Anatoliy Petritskiy served as the film's Director of Photography. The Soviet era comedy won the 1977 Golden Prize at the Moscow...
(1977).
His son, Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky
Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky
Prince Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky is the head of the deposed House of Gruzinsky and represents its claim to the former crown of Georgia.-Biography:...
(born in 1950), is a theatre director in Tbilisi, Georgia.