Two Hearts - One Soul
On May the 10th, 2017 the "Two Hearts - One
Soul" online-conference dedicated to the life and work of the greatest
poets of Georgia and Ukraine Lesya Ukrainka and David Guramishvili was
held between Scandinavian Gymnasium and Tbilisi Public School#98. Ukrainian and Georgian students carried out
extensive research into the biographies of both poets and visited the museum of
David Guramishvili in the town of Myrhorod, Poltava region, and the Museum of
Lesya Ukrainka in the town of Surami, Georgia. The conference was attended
by Victoria Lyalina, the Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs of the Embassy of
Ukraine in Georgia, and Mikhail Boris, the Chairman of the Association of
Ukrainians - Residents of Georgia. The event was also supported by Zurab
Topuriya, the Cultural Attach? of the Embassy of Georgia in Ukraine. This
project was really unique because in the history of Georgian-Ukrainian cultural
ties David Guramishvili and Lesya Ukrainka have a very special place.
David, who was treacherously expelled from his native land, found refuge in
Ukraine. In turn, the Georgian land for many years extended hospitality to
Lesya Ukrainka. Our poetess said: "If I were not Ukrainian, I would like
to be Georgian." They passed away on the first of August but at a distance
of centuries. Both in Georgia and Ukraine on that day we commemorate the two
poets. The partnership between the Georgian schools and Scandinavian Gymnasium
is underway and this project has shown the importance of studying cultural
values ??of other countries and international cooperation.
