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August Uprising
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The August Uprising was an unsuccessful insurrection against Soviet rule in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic from late August to early September 1924.
Georgian rebels known as "Oath of Fealty" (შეფიცულები) under the command of Kakutsa Cholokashvili
Georgian rebels known as "Oath of Fealty" (შეფიცულები) under the command of Kakutsa Cholokashvili
Colonel Kakutsa Cholokashvili, a guerrilla leader, during the rebellion
Colonel Kakutsa Cholokashvili, a guerrilla leader, during the rebellion
The Soviet security officer Lavrentiy Beria rose to prominence for his role in quashing the rebellion
The Soviet security officer Lavrentiy Beria rose to prominence for his role in quashing the rebellion
A Soviet-era monument in Sukhumi, dedicated to the Komsomol members who "fell in the struggle against the enemies of the Soviet power in 1924". A 1969
A Soviet-era monument in Sukhumi, dedicated to the Komsomol members who "fell in the struggle against the enemies of the Soviet power in 1924". A 1969 photo from the RIAN archive.
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
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Sergo Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze was an Old Bolshevik and a Soviet statesman.
August Uprising
…campaign against the Democratic Republic of Georgia in early 1924. Red Army and Cheka troops, under orders of the Georgian Bolsheviks Joseph Stalin and Sergo Ordzhonikidze, suppressed the insurrection and instigated a wave of mass repressions that killed several thousand Georgians. The August uprising was one of the last…
Ordzhonikidze in 1937
Ordzhonikidze in 1937
The house where Ordzhonikidze was born in Ghoresha, Georgia.
The house where Ordzhonikidze was born in Ghoresha, Georgia.
Ordzhonikidze's Okhrana mugshot, 1912
Ordzhonikidze's Okhrana mugshot, 1912
Orjonikidze's telegram to Lenin and Stalin: "The Red Flag of Soviet power flies over Tiflis..." This marked the consolidation of Bolshevik control in
Orjonikidze's telegram to Lenin and Stalin: "The Red Flag of Soviet power flies over Tiflis..." This marked the consolidation of Bolshevik control in the South Caucasus.