Mikhail Medved wrote:
> On May 9, 2:55 am, vello <vellok...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> On December 22, 1800, Tsar Paul I of Russia, at the alleged request of
>> the Georgian King George XII, signed the proclamation on the
>> incor****ation of Georgia (Kartli-Kakheti) within the Russian Empire,
>> which was finalized by a decree on January 8, 1801,[20][21] and
>> confirmed by Tsar Alexander I on September 12, 1801.[22][23] The
>> Georgian envoy in Saint Petersburg reacted with a note of protest that
>> was presented to the Russian vice-chancellor Prince Kurakin.[24] In
>> May 1801, Russian General Carl Heinrich Knorring dethroned the
>> Georgian heir to the throne David Batonishvili and instituted a
>> government headed by General Ivan Petrovich Lasarev.[25]
>>
>> The Georgian nobility did not accept the decree until April 1802 when
>> General Knorring compassed the nobility in Tbilisi's Sioni Cathedral
>> and forced them to take an oath on the Imperial Crown of Russia. Those
>> who disagreed were arrested tem****arily.[26]
>>
>> (wikipedia: Georgia)
>
> I wouldn't use Wikipedia as a source in discussing history, especially
> its controversial topics. Anybody can write anything there, so
> controversial topics are described from the point of view of those,
> who have more time on their hands.
>
In general, wise advice, especially as regards to the filtering
and interpretations!
But do you dispute the historical events related in the paragraphs
above i.e. protest of Georgian envoy, and actions of Knorring on
behalf of the Russian empire. (Omit from consideration the claim
of _alleged__request_)
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Rostyk
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