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Since the early 19th century Tbilisi started to grow economically and politically. New buildings in European style were built throughout the city. New roads and railways were built to connect Tbilisi and other Russian cities, such as Batumi, Poti, Baku, and Yerevan. In 1850, Tbilisi once again flourished as a major commercial and cultural center. Many Poets and artists have worked here (Ilia Chavchavadze, Akaki Ttsareteli Jacob Godebashvili, Alexander Griboyedov). The city was tied Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Lermontov, the Romanov family. For over a century of political, economic and cultural role of Tbilisi with its ethnic, confessional and cultural diversity (Armenians, Georgians and Russian included 38.1, 26.3 and 24.8 percent of the population respectively in 1897) was significant not only for Georgia but for the whole Caucasus. After the 1917 Revolution the city served as a disposition of the interim government, which established in the spring of 1918, short of an independent federation with its capital, Tbilisi.

Since then, Tbilisi functioned as the capital of a democratic Republic of Georgia until 25 February 1918 to 919 1921.S city was also the basis of German and British military headquarters. When the national government in Tbilisi was founded in 1918 State University, which banned the Imperial Russian authorities for several decades. February 25, 1921, the Bolshevik Russian 11th Red Army invaded Georgia and declared Soviet rule. In 1921, the democratic republic of Georgia was occupied by Soviet Bolshevik forces from Russia, and until 1991 Tbilisi was the capital of the Transcaucasian SSR status (which included Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia), and later as the capital of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Even among the remarkable landscapes of the middle reaches of the Oka Velegozh neighborhood distinguished by their serenity and poetry. The village is situated high above the river at the edge of the river valley. Remained far below the silver surface water in sandy shores of the mighty and the age-old pine forest on the steep slopes of coastal green. Place and in fact, “large unseemly.” In the middle of the ancient village stands the church of Nativity, built in 1730. Already one such date, related to the beginning of the reign of Anna Ivanovna, the construction time of stagnation, on the one hand, and significant shifts in the evolution of architectural style – on the other, gives the monument a special interest. The church was built the owner Rural Velegozh Prince Ivan Yurevich Trubetskoy, nicknamed less, unlike his uncle, Field Marshal and the favorite of Peter I the Great I.

Trubetskoy. In 1730, as opposed to the supreme, both Trubetskoy (uncle and nephew) are online supported the restoration of autocracy, what Anna Ivanovna bestowed Prince Ivan Yurevich Less in chamberlains. The fact is significant, clarifying things. The patronage of the Empress gave the feeling Trubetskoy confidence, so rare in the era of tyranny of time-and unchallenged dominance of foreigners. Conceived and carried out in Velegozh construction that required resources and known trouble, gives us another proof strong position of the customer. It is also likely that Troubetzkoy personally oversaw the building itself and included in all of its needs. In any case, the opportunity he had.

As you know, Anna Ivanovna returned from Moscow to St. Petersburg only in 1732. In Moscow not only moved the royal court, not only the most important government agencies (the Senate, the Synod and the board), but significant architectural forces raised for the revival of the old capital. In addition to the St. Petersburg architects headed by F. C. Rastrelli in Moscow began its activities had returned to the time of Peter the Great’s foreign trip pensioners. Range of architects, to whom he could turn Troubetzkoy, was is quite broad. Yet on the whole Moscow architecture of the period which preceded the band almost complete stagnation of architectural life, bears the imprint of homebrew and a little naive meaningfully. These features a fully endowed architecture Church of the Nativity. The overall composition of the cross-shaped building centric designs date back to the late XVII century. Two tiers of windows octagon domed Church of the Nativity surrounded by single deck the altar and the aisles (refectory was rebuilt in the second half of XIX century.) forming a branch of the cross. Aisles completed chapters on stone drums, which at first sight even more in common with the best creations of the monument “Naryshkin baroque.” However, the image of Church of the Nativity is quite different. New warrant the principles of decoration more coarse pilyastrovogo style and proportions of the new system have left no trace of the vertical commitment and emotional richness of decorative architectural prototypes.

Transfer to the hotel was 40 minutes. The bus was carrying at the two hotels, and our was the first. On the way to guide talked about Egypt, gave helpful advice. Upon arrival, came with us, helped to fill in the card settlement, said, when waiting for a representative Anex Tour, working at our hotel. We settled quickly and without problems (though at the reception I gave $ 5 just in case, as many gave more. But once he realized that you could not give – all well settled.) Us gave room near the reception (but not in the same building) overlooking the pool (I asked) and on the ground floor. The room had two beds wide (forty-meter wide). After 5 minutes and rolled another folding bed.

So the four of us accommodated quite comfortably. Standard rooms are very large, very comfortable and clean. The room – a refrigerator with two bottles of water, safe, television, hair dryer, electric kettle, tea bags and coffee, tea, dried cream, sugar and sweeteners. Phone not only in the room on the bedside table, but even in the toilet. Around large, comfortable mirror. The rooms on the upper floors – balcony.

We also had a nice terrace with table and chairs, overlooking the soft grass with klumbochkami, trimmed bushes and trees. Most striking in this hotel – the territory. Place a lot, around palm trees, flowers, trimmed bushes. Grass is very thick. Children love to wallow in it. Large pools (7 items) – two heated (the children are just not vytyanesh), two with salt water.