About Dimitri Shvelidze
Prof. Dimitri Shvelidze is a Doctor of Historical Sciences and Associate Professor at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Georgian History. He is a prominent scholar of modern and contemporary Georgian political history, with a long academic career dedicated to the study of political parties, ideologies, and national movements. His work explores both historical and present-day political processes, particularly the evolution of Georgia’s pro-Western orientation and national liberation traditions.
Academic Background & Career
Doctor of Historical Sciences
Associate Professor, Institute of Georgian History, Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Graduate, Faculty of History, Tbilisi State University (1972)
Professor Shvelidze has devoted decades to teaching, research, and scholarly writing in modern Georgian political history and historiography.
Research & Academic Interests
His research focuses on:
History of Georgian and Russian political parties
Political parties in contemporary Georgia
Socio-political ideas and ideologies
Modern political processes in Georgia
Georgia’s pro-Western orientation
National liberation movements of the 19th–21st centuries
He is particularly interested in understudied and little-known historical and political issues.
Publications
Prof. Shvelidze is the author of around 300 scholarly works, including more than 30 monographs and books. Notable publications include:
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The Revolutionary Party of the Socialist Federalists of Georgia (1895–1923), Tbilisi, 2025
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Political Parties in Georgia (From the Beginning to the Present), Tbilisi, 2022
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Political Controversies and the Overthrow of the National Government in Georgia (1987–1992), 2nd ed., Tbilisi, 2021
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Contemporary History of Georgia (1917–2012), university textbook, Tbilisi, 2021
Professional Identifiers
ORCID: 0009-0007-8901-3703
Contact Information
Email: lukulus48@yahoo.com
