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Vazha-Pshavela

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A bust of the Georgian poet Vazha-Pshavela stands at 24 Vazha-Pshavela Street in Old Batumi.

Vazha-Pshavela

The bust commemorates Vazha-Pshavela, the pen name of Luka Razikashvili (1861–1915), a Georgian poet, short-story writer and philosopher. His best-known works include the poems Aluda Ketelauri (1888), Bakhtrioni (1892) and The Snake-Eater (1901).

The bust stands on the Old Batumi street that bears his name.

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ვაჟა-ფშაველავაჟა-ფშაველას ქუჩა 24

Vazha-Pshavela
24 Vazha-Pshavela Street