It was after the 1842 publication of Mykola Hohol’s novel Dead Souls, which was in fact a biting satire about the immoral and corrupt institution of serfdom,
Protesters calling for a stronger pro-European course by the Georgian government have forced a meeting between their leaders and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
On June 20, approximately 30,000 pro-European Georgians gathered in the capital city of Tbilisi, on Rustaveli Avenue, near the parliament, where every important political event in modern Georgian history had taken place over the last 35 years (Svoboda.org, June 20). The Monday rally was organized by the non-governmental organization Shame Movement, which stated that the main goal of the street …