Kote Kubaneishvili Explained

Konstantine "Kote" Kubaneishvili (Georgian: კოტე ყუბანეიშვილი) is a Georgian poet known for his political and anti-establishment themes, who was at one point imprisoned by the Soviet authorities.^[1] In the 1980s, while Georgia was still part of USSR, Kubaneishvili collaborated with Irakli Charkviani to establish the Reactive Club (Georgian: რეაქტიული კლუბი), a "revolutionary art-collective" that ran counter to the accepted Soviet poetry style and was a reaction "against provincialism".^[2]

Kubaneishvili is known for his progressive views. He came out against the 2013 homophobic protests, calling ultra-conservative riot participants "morons" and stating "there's darkness here, that's clear as a day" (Georgian: აქ რომ სიბნელეა ეს ხომ ნათელია)^[3] In 2021, he criticized Rustaveli Theater and its director Robert Sturua for traveling to Russia to participate in a festival despite Russia occupying parts of Georgia; Kubaneishvili expressed belief that this visit was part of a pattern by the Georgian Dream-led government of pursuing openly pro-Russian policies and "playing a Russian game".^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btVX9ARDPv8 კოტე ყუბანეიშვილი • საქართველოს დაბადება
2. https://ucnauri.com/193256/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98-%E1%83%99%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A3%E1%83%91%E1%83%98/ რეაქტიული კლუბი
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2OiRyte7YI კოტე ყუბანეიშვილი 17 მაისის აქციაზე მართლმადი-დებილები
4. https://formulanews.ge/Programs_Video/%26%23039%3B%26%23039%3B%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A7%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A_%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%96%E1%83%94_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%AA%E1%83%90_%E1%83%A9%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%AE%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0..._%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%94%E1%83%90_%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%99%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%9D%E1%83%93._%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%93%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%90_%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90_%E1%83%93%E1%83%90_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%2C%26%23039%3B%26%23039%3B_-_%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94_%E1%83%A7%E1%83%A3%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98/7143 პუტინის საყვარელ ფესტივალზე როცა ჩადიხარ... რაზეა ლაპარკი საერთოდ - ყუბანეიშვილი