Talk:Democratic Republic of Georgia

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Contents 1 Czech Republic? 2 changes 3 It is wrong 4 Formatting 5 Map dispute

[edit] Czech Republic?

do you mean Czechoslovakia? Czech Republic came into existence only in 1993. rado 09:23, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm.... I'll change it to First Republic of Czechoslovakia, which might have been unofficially (and wrongly) referred to as 'Czech Republic' at the time. -- PFHLai 02:56, 2005 Feb 24 (UTC)

[edit] changes

Some of the changes I've been reverting of yours explained: linking the Mountainous Republic to Northern Caucausus: this is a poor example of piping, as the Northern Caucausus article only talks about the region, not the short-lived autonomous region. Furthermore, the land comparison should remain, to explain the difference in area between the two incarnations of the republic of Georgia. Feel free to respond. Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 04:29, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] It is wrong

Georgia had never owned the cities such as Artvin, Ardahan and also the regions around these cities. The map claims that till 1921, these lands were belong to Georgia but actually these cities were invaded by the Russian Empire during World War One(when there wasn't a country named Georgia).After the Soviet Revolution, Russians retreated from the parts that they occupied during the war.Then during the Turkish War of Indipendence, General Kazım Karabekir kept these lands in safety.Deliogul 09:45, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Karabekir retook these areas only in 1921, when the Georgians evacuated them amid the Soviet invasion. Kober 11:17, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Formatting

The side info boxes spill down past the end of the main section, and push the text for the History section significantly below the header. Can someone with more wikiformatting knowledge please fix this?

[edit] Map dispute

The map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic shows the territory of Zaqatala (now the rayons of Balakan, Zaqatala, and Qakh) as fully part of Azerbaijan, while here it is shown as parts of the DRG and on the DRA (Democratic Republic of Armenia) page the territory is shown as disputed between Azerbaijan and Georgia. Also Lori, a territory that was usually considered to be disputed between Armenia and Georgia is shown as a disputed territory between Georgia and Azerbaijan. Also, the historic city of Rustavi (shown as Shulaveri) is also shown as being contested with Azerbaijan. Both maps of Armenia and Georgia from this period convey a completely different story to the reader, in comparison to that of Azerbaijan. Something's not right. -- Clevelander 22:08, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

I've uploaded more authoritative maps from Atlas of Conflicts webiste to the DRG article. They are fairly accurate. The reason why these maps show the disputed Lorri and Zaqatala regions parts of Georgia is that the DRG was the only Transcaucasian republic de jure recognized by Moscow and the Allies in her early 1921 borders while ADR and DRA fell to the Soviets before they could gain de jure status.--Kober 04:59, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

This is true. Andersen’s maps are more accurate. Kober why the photo of Zordania just mentions him being a Menshevik leader and not President of DRG? Ldingley 21:26, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

You're correct, Luis. Thanks.--Kober 05:48, 6 July 2006 (UTC)