Constantine simonovich [ r. 3(15).5.1891, pos.
Abasha ], Georgian Soviet writer, Acad.. AN Gruz.
SSR (1944). Kind. in the nobiliary family. To
be printed beginnings into 1914. Berlin university finished in
1919. It travelled on Italy, Greece. Turkey, veins in
Paris. In 1924 it headed in Tbilisi it was cast. Academic
group, which stood on the conservative positions. The novel
"smile Of dionisa" (1925) is noted decadent, by influences. In
the novel "theft of moon" (Vol. 1-3, 1935-36, Russ. per. 1936)
with the large of artistic, force showed the collision of old and new
it is world in the period of collectivization. In 1939 published
the historical novel "hand of great master" (Russ. per. 1943),
where they are depicted tsar Georgiy's fight with the feudal lords,
culture, dispositions and the customs of medieval. Georgia.
Tetralogy "David stroitel'" (T. the 1st, 1946-58; the rep.
reward im. Sh. Rustavelli, 1965) is dedicated geroich. to fight load,
people for the national independence in II in. In the novel
"flowering of rod" (1956) g. sketches collective farm peasantry 30 -
the 40's, that converted the barren earth To gveleti into the
vineyards. G. - great master of the image of societies,
relations, rites, details of way of life. It introduced it
means, the contribution to development load, prose. To it belong
to mn. of short story and narrative, and also lit.- crit. articles and
monographs. It transferred to the load. 4z. the
"godly comedy" of Dante, the "sufferings of the young of the Verte-
Ra" of I. V. Goethe and other novels g. are transferred on mn.
languages. It is rewarded with 2 Order of Lenins, 2 by other
orders, and also by medals.
