Papers lecturers & guides

Aida Babajanova

researcher of the history of Tbilisi

Alexander Zelentsov

Alexey Shishkin

Journalist, regional historian, host of the #место section in Paper Kartuli, and author of the "Bumagi" newsletter about the amazing St. Petersburg houses and their residents.

Andrey Goncharenko

Founder and co-owner of Kutkhe, Oriental Express, Benedict, with experience working behind the bars of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Andrey Orlovsky

Ani Ioseliani

clinical psychologist and psychotherapist

Anna Pestova

Hi! My name is Anya. I am a graduate of the History Faculty of St. Petersburg State University and a master's graduate of Charles University in Prague with a specialization in "History of the City and Urban Environment." My topic is post-Soviet urban development. Since 2018, I have been living in Georgia and working as a guide. In my tours, I always pay great attention to historical context and culture, so we will consider not only the architecture of individual buildings but also try to piece them together into a complete picture. Sometimes I am asked why I stayed in Tbilisi. Probably because even after 5 years, this city continues to surprise me.

Anton Zakharov

physiologist, educational designer. For many years has been engaged in science popularization on various platforms, previously a biology teacher in a school, now works in edtech.

Arabella Kordzakhia

Media Development Foundation

Artem Dezhurko

Historian of design, PhD, former lecturer at HSE and former staff member of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Moscow.

Artem Ryzhkov

Philologist, researcher of song poetry.

Valeri Chechelashvili

Member of the board of the Georgian Center for Strategic Analysis, former Minister of Finance of Georgia and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Vera Chadova

Vera Chadova is an artist. Vera loves to work with nature, ornamentation, and mixed techniques in graphics. For the artist, art is a way of life, an opportunity to notice, gather the disparate, and harmonize rhythms.

Виталий Кибитлевский

Экскурсовод и автор статей и лекций об истории писателей.

Vitaly Shtubin

Historian, sociocultural anthropologist, ethnographer, Caucasian studies expert, Master's degree holder in history from Kuban State University, specialist in sacred sites and hybrid cults of the North-West Caucasus and archives of Georgia. From 2017 to 2022, host of the popular science YouTube channel "Ethnography" about the history and culture of the peoples of the North-West Caucasus. Author of the book "Dances, Mountains, and Chestnut Honey" about the culture and history of the Circassian (Adyghe) people. Consultant for sociocultural projects related to the Caucasus ("Garage," "Guild of Interethnic Journalism," photo exhibition "Mountains and People"), author of the online course "Colonial History of Russia." Runs blogs about the Caucasus on the Telegram channel "Travel Diary" @ethno_notes and Instagram @shtybin_v.

Vladimir Amelin

mosaic artist, founder of the mosaic school "Parts of the Whole".

Vladimir Kozis

Vlasi Vatsadze

Доктор исторических наук, бывший директор Музея Уплисцихе и специалист по дохристианской истории региона.

Galaktion Giorgadze

Archaeologist, guide, conduit to the world of archaeology and paleontology.

Galina Apryshkina

Art historian, system architect, and female mountaineer.

Giorgi Mamardashvili

Doctor of anthropology, research associate at the National Museum of Georgia.

Giorgi Tskitishvili

theater scholar and professor at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre Institute in Tbilisi

David Tarkhnishvili

Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the State University of Georgia

Damiane Gordeladze, Alexandre Mikeladze, and Nikoloz Meskhoradze

Damiane, Alexandr, and Nikoloz — folklorists and singers

Darya Vedrinskaya

Expert in Italian luxury.

Dmitry Kozmin

Political scientist, Master of European University. Lecturer in the project "First Flight", author of the Telegram channel on political science @politicalsins

Irek Zakirov

1. Creator of the quest game in the abandoned resort town of Tskhaltubo (https://youtu.be/aHMsILROPpA?si=q5vxizTD-iTyIXU_) 2. Organizer of the festival in honor of the closing of the ski season (https://t.me/travel_to_challenge/356) in Goderdzi 3. Drove cattle to Tusheti through a snowy pass in May and filmed a movie about it 4. Raffles a free helicopter flight (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-78NmVIZLi/?igsh=MW9oZXY0aXdwdGo0OQ==) in Tusheti 5. Creator of not tours, but adventures

Captain Borozda

Captain Borozda is a mischievous dark-folk project by Danila Grazhdankin, the leader of the St. Petersburg musical collective "Doves and Mad Kasha" and the creative union "UtrovortU."

Kira Markman

cultural historian

Kirill Maslennikov

Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, astronomer at the Pulkovo Observatory and astrophysicist, as well as science popularizer, known as "Astrodeed."

Team "Tbilisi Through the Eyes of an Engineer"

Engineers have eyes everywhere. Including in Georgia.

Lara Isaeva

Lara Isaeva was born in Tbilisi to a Russian father (born in Batumi) and a Ukrainian mother (her grandparents came to Tbilisi from Cherkasy, fleeing the famine of the 1920s). Until the age of six, she lived in Avlabar, and then moved with her parents to Moscow, where she graduated from school and the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). For 30 years, she worked in film as a producer and director, and also acted as an actress. The film "Dura," directed by Maxim Korostyshevskiy, is her first producing project, while the musical comedy "Antisex" marks her debut as a film director. She is the founder of Russia's first acting agency "MAX" and worked as an agent for actors such as Chulpan Khamatova, Ingeborga Dapkunaitė, Alexei Serebryakov, Anatoly Bely, Alexander Baluyev, and many other stars of theater and cinema. She participated in castings for Hollywood blockbusters like "The Peacemaker" with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, "Collision with the Abyss" with Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell, and worked with directors such as Eldar Ryazanov, Vladimir Khotinenko, Vladimir Menshov, Vadim Abdrashitov, Alla Surikova, Kirill Serebrennikov, and others. In 2017, she returned to her homeland, Tbilisi, and opened the bar “UTSKHO,” where she experimented with author cuisine, including a keto menu, and also regularly held read-aloud sessions - soul therapy (fairytales for adults, comedies, tragic farces). In Tbilisi, she directed two plays – "Obnazhenka" (with actresses from the Griboedov Theater) and "Karol and Striptease." In her plans are productions featuring theater stars and reading sessions of new (or forgotten) authors in the comedy genre.

Leyli Aslanova

Artist and curator

Leonid Margolis

One of the leading global experts in the field of fundamental HIV research.

Liana Dmitrieva

Philologist and cultural scientist. Author of the educational course at the School of Georgian Language Studies "Azri".

Lyubov Basmanova

Guide and microbiologist with experience in brewing.

Madina Magomedova

Instructor Madina Magamedova explores unexpected connections between Georgian mythology and everyday life.

Masha Rodicheva

Masha Rodicheva is the artist "my name is Masha," who releases songs about the experience of emigration, war, and love.

Mikheil Bakhtadze

Doctor of Historical Sciences. Lecturer at leading universities in Georgia, author of more than 20 books and scientific works.

Mikheil Gogava

Mikheil Gogava is a Georgian artist living and working in Tbilisi. His creativity is based on a conceptual style, experimental, and mixed media. In his works, he figuratively uses objects, toys, animals, and unusual creatures. His works are held in private collections in different countries. He is a recipient of the "Luxembourg Art Prize," a finalist at the Italian international festival "Artkeys," and a participant in the exhibition "Transition" in London. Since 2003, he has held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Georgia, Lithuania, Belgium, France, Estonia, and other countries.

Ruslan Murusidze

Videographer, storyteller, and author of the Telegram channel "Georgia Inside."

Serafima Gaan

Sergey Zotov

Doctoral candidate at the University of Warwick, specialist in European iconography of the Middle Ages and Modern times, history of alchemy and magic. Laureate of the Enlightener Prize and the Belyaev Literary Prize.

Sergey Makimishin

Russian photojournalist, since 2022 - Israeli photography instructor.

Sima Truevtseva

documentary filmmaker

Tamara Tavadze

The most renowned guide of Georgia. Historian, researcher of the history of Tbilisi.

Timofey Melnikov

Khatuna Kondzharía

Eka Elisieva

Kartvelologist

Yulia Vishnevetskaya

Documentary filmmaker

Yuri Mechitov

Photographer and author of books, and by the way, friend and biographer of a genius.

Jan Berkovich

Winemaker and wine expert with extensive practical experience.