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Edvard Vasilievich Rtveladze-

(Georgian: ედუარდ ბასილის ძე რთველაძე; Uzbek: Edvard Vasilyevich Rtveladze;

14 May 1942, Borjomi, Georgian SSR, USSR - 10 February 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan)-soviet, Georgian and Uzbek scientist. Academician of the Academy of sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, doctor of historical science, member of Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan. He was scientist the field of history, archaeology, numismatic, culture and art of Central Asia,  Caucasus and other near counties.  Author of numerous scientific books, monographs, reports and articles, chairman of scientific council of the World Society for the study, preservation and popularization of the cultural legacy of Uzbekistan.

Contents:

1. Biography

2. Scientific work

3. Family

4. Comments

5. Awards

5.1 Uzbekistan

5.2 Foreign

6. Further reading

7. References

Biography

He was born on 14 May, 1942 in Borjomi, Georgian SSR. His father had worked in Likani as main senator of Borjomi, where he managed meals for the wounded people, imported from front. He was participant of the First World War, but he was not called up for the Second World War due to age. Family house of Rtveladze was located in wonderful place on the way from Borjomi to Likani, opposite the park, where existed the palace of Emperor Alexander 3 ,and large forest of Borjomi reserve was been behind his house. Big house, where he lived with family, was divided into two parts. In one part lived huntsman, who was his father`s companion Nicolay Camcamidze, he stayed with his wife Rusudan and children. In second part settled Rtvelaze`s Family- father, mother, two sisters(Nelly and Tamara), brother Valeriy and Edvard. His sister and brother were born in Kislovodsk(Russia), where his family lived before the war in house, which had been bought by Edvard’s father before revolution.

In 1946 Edvard’s father had decided to return to Kislovodsk. Subsequently Edvard with mother, brother and sister came to his father. During those years Edvard began to be interested in travelling, nature and history. In Kislovodsk they settled on Olkhovskaya embankment, near to the famous rock, where was duel between Pechorin and Grushnitsky, which is described in novel “A Hero of Our Time” by M.Lermontov. After one year his family moved to district Bayazet. In 1949 Edvard went to the first grade in school №17, then he studied in school №14.

In February 1949 passed away his sister Tamara of meningitis at age 13. After that his father had gone first to the city of Klukhori, and then moved to Zelenchuksky Distict, where started to work as manager in teahouse. In August 1950 Rtvelaze`s Family moved to Zelenchuksky Distict, where they were living during 3 years. Since early years Edvard has studied science by himself. When he had studied in Kislovodsk, there were not any educational and scientific establishments, relating to archaeology or history.

Edvard’s parents had not higher education. His father Vasiliy Josephovich since the end of the 19th century until the beginning of the 20th century had lived in remote mountain village, which located in highest point of Racha. The teacher from Kutaisi was coming for the wither until the closure of the pass and leaving after opening of its. As a child he spoke Georgian and Svan language, but Russian he learned after arrival in Tbilisi. Despite his good knowledge on Russian, he had strong Georgian accent. Mother, Anna Timofeevna had attended three classes of gymnasium, where her father had worked.

Since the summer of 1958 he has started to do field archaeology independently with his classmate Vladimir Bagdasarov, who after worked as interpreter in Egypt and then many years was in charge of department in the library of Academy of Science of the Soviet Union.

In 1967 Edvard Rtveladze graduated from National university of Uzbekistan with degree in history and archaeology. During 1967-1969 he was working as laboratory asisstant and junior researcher. Since 1985 until 2009 he was head of division in Uzbekistan Academy of Arts.