Intelligent Tbilisi. Tour of the Vake District

How Vake Became the District of Tbilisi's Intelligentsia Vake is often perceived as a "quiet" and convenient area for living—without tourist noise and popular routes. It is precisely here that over a hundred years ago one of the most important intellectual and cultural centers of Tbilisi emerged. During our walk, we will discuss Vake and its heroes: ◽️ how the fields and princely mills gave rise to one of the city's most progressive districts; ◽️ why Vake became a magnet for the Georgian intelligentsia; ◽️ who Ilya Chavchavadze was and why his figure is compared to "dedabodzi"; ◽️ how translation changes the perception of poetry and why it is important to read Lermontov in Russian. Buy a ticket