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Nikoloz Shengelaia

Writing
39 years oldObuji, Kutaiskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Biography

Nikoloz Shengelaia was a Soviet Georgian film director. Nikoloz Shengelaia was one of the founders of Georgian cinema. His epic 1928 silent film “Eliso” is about the exile of Circassian and Chechen people and the colonization of their land in the Caucasus Mountains by imperial Russia.

Personal Details

Born
August 8, 1903 - January 4, 1943 (age 39)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Obuji, Kutaiskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
Known For
Writing

Also Known As

Николай Шенгелая
Nikolay Shengelaya
ნიკოლოზ მიხეილის ძე შენგელაია
Nikoloz Shengelaya
Nicholas Shengelia