Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023)

This journal issue covers a range of topics across linguistics, culture, literature, historiography, politics, health, and economics. It includes an experimental approach to linguistic consciousness and the clustering of professional communication in politics. Cultural discussions focus on how symbolism contributes to nation-building and the transformation of ruins into a museum. In literature, there are studies on the burial of St. Shushanik and her passions. Historiography articles explore South Caucasus under imperial influence and Turkish-Soviet diplomacy in 1919. Political topics include clientelism in Georgian elections. Health-related articles analyze oral health in children and moral hazards in government health programs. In economics, there’s a discussion of financial market risks, and a book review covers the first Georgian work on Oliver Cromwell.