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to Russo-Japanese war and later. In the same place there is narrated about
all those actions and uprisings which were arranged against the Russian
oppression in Georgia.
Historical figures and mentioned historical events can serve as a good
source for dating. It has been established that Akaki failed to publish the
work with such content although it had very important message, the pain
was unbearable and persistent. The poet renders not only bare listing of
facts but he offers certain morale to Georgians. He also gives good counsel
for the future. As is seen, Akaki considered the publication of the poem so
significant that he did not wish to revise it and confused the censorship by
substituting the word “Russian” with “Tatar” and linked this “revised” part
of the poem to praising of Rach-Lechkhumi’s nature and local people. In
the poem “Racha-Lechkhumi”, the Rioni tells about Georgia’s past. Clearly,
the writer used this means in order to express his main concerns and even
titled it linking it to the trip in Racha though he did not live to see the
publication of this poem.
The paper presents the whole creative process in succession; it is shown
how the poem “Hundred Years’ Story” was composed. Every historical
reality which is important for dating of the poem has been testified. Akaki’s
newly found publicist letter, “The Truth”, has been also studied. The
similarity with the poem is presented and appropriate conclusion has been
made.
Using the method of historical comparison there has been also studied
Akaki’s known poem “Vorontsov” which was banned and removed from
the second volume of the poet’s “My Records”, and the book was arrested.
Fortunately, Ioseb Grishashvili managed to find out the only saved copy of
the poem and published it several decades later.
Thus, historical realities mentioned in the poem: Russo-Japanese war,
social-democratic movements, national meeting, issues of political
autonomy, newspaper information about Akaki’s new poem, Sergo
Kldiashvili’s memories, as well as publicist letter “The Truth” make it
possible to date the poem “Hundred Years’ Story” with wide date: 1901-
1912.
The poem “Hundred Years’ Story” came out only hundred yeas later.
Akaki’s newly found poem supplements poet’s heritage came down to
us and enriches new academic edition, the publication of the first ten
volumes of which was kindly supported by the Rustaveli Foundation.
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