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]
References edit
- ^ "Геннадий Аламиа: никакого оружия, палок, ничего такого не было". Pravda.ru. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Gennady Alamia-Poet". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ Shamba, Sergei (17 December 2008). "Сергей Шамба о 20-летии движения "Аидгылара" и национально-освободительной борьбе народа Абхазии". REGNUM News Agency. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "ABHAZYA MİLLİ MARŞI". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ Abaza-Duney. "Ломия (Аламиа) Геннадий Шаликович" (in Russian). Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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