How did Tbilisi live in the 19th century? Lecture on the golden age of the city

In the early 19th century, the city had only 8,000 residents. By the beginning of the 20th century, the population of Tbilisi had already grown to 300,000. The researcher of Tiflis's history in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Aida Babajanova, will tell us what influenced such rapid urban development. In the lecture, we will discuss: ◽️ how the Tbilisi markets were organized; ◽️ why Sololaki is considered the model residential area of the 19th century; ◽️ the role played by Russian governors Alexei Ermolov, Evgeny Golovin, Mikhail Vorontsov, and Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov in the city's history.