МІСЦЕВИЙ ДОСВІД ІНТЕРФЕРЕНЦІЇ КУЛЬТУР (БАТУМІ НА ПОРОЗІ ХІХ-ХХ СТ.)

Abstract

For centuries, dialogue between cultures, between different nations, has received considerable attention. Especially when nations of different nationalities and cultures live in one specific location, within one country. The purpose of this article is to show an excellent example of coexistence of people of different nationalities with different cultures on the example of Batumi, Georgia. The article also focuses on the importance of common cultural, economic, civil activities in the 19th – 20th centuries, which contributed to the peaceful coexistence of the population. The article also focuses on the governing style of the then tsarist regime. In order to pursue political interests, the tsarist government tried to prevent the creation of an independent state in the region, thus constantly strengthening and confronting nations with different cultures and ethnicities.