Georgian Historiography – Reality and Perspectives (View from inside)

Abstract

Institutional division of historians here in Georgia comes to the pattern as follows: Institute for Georgian History and Institute of World History. While making a description of modern level of historiography, one needs to have this division on mind. Indeed, those engaged in National History produce more creativity due to not some special skills, but special case – pioneering the use of the Georgian sources, they are leaving few rooms for the historians from other countries engaged in this very field for originality. On the other hand, World historians often have to repeat what have been already told in the West. Still, in some fields, like Oriental studies, the Georgians have been maintaining topposition.