Gennady Alamia Explained

Gennady Shalikovich Alamia (Lomiya) (Russian: Геннадий Шаликович Аламиа (Ломия); born 24 June 1949 in Kutol, Abkhazia) is an Abkhazian politician, poet and playwright. He is the chairman of the Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia and secretary-general of the World Congress of the Abkhaz-Abaza People.^[1]

He is also editor of Circassian World magazine.^[2] While studying at the Literary Institute of the Writer's Union of the Soviet Union, he met his future translator and co-author Denis Chachkhalia.

During Perestroika, Alamia led Aidgylara's eponymous newspaper^[3] and penned "Aiaaira", which became the national anthem of Abkhazia.^[4]

Alamia has written nine collections of poetry, six in Abkhaz and three in Russian, and has translated various works into Abkhaz.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Геннадий Аламиа: никакого оружия, палок, ничего такого не было. 9 July 2015. Pravda.ru. 28 May 2014.
2. Web site: Gennady Alamia-Poet . 2009-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710161000/http://www.abkhazia.e-caucasia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=73 . 2011-07-10 . dead .
3. News: Shamba. Sergei. Sergei Shamba. Сергей Шамба о 20-летии движения "Аидгылара" и национально-освободительной борьбе народа Абхазии. 31 January 2013. REGNUM News Agency. 17 December 2008.
4. Web site: ABHAZYA MİLLİ MARŞI . 2009-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100207125417/http://www.ahakuytra.com/abhazya-genel/211-abhazya-milli-marsi.html . 2010-02-07 . dead .
5. Web site: Ломия (Аламиа) Геннадий Шаликович. Abaza-Duney . 10 July 2015. ru.