One Archival Document from the History of professor Gocha Japaridze’s Activities

Abstract

 The highly significant and interesting biography of the renowned Georgian orientalist, Professor Gocha Japaridze, gives a special place to his work as the director of the Soviet Union's cultural center in Damascus, the capital of Syria. The present publication is a collection of archival documents reflecting Gocha Japaridze's activities during this specific period, accompanied by our brief comments.This archival document represents a letter from Ignatius Zakka I Ivas Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia.