Alexander Kazbegi

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Alexandre Kazbegi.
Alexandre Kazbegi.
Statue of Alexandre Kazbegi in Stephantsminda, Georgia.
Statue of Alexandre Kazbegi in Stephantsminda, Georgia.

Alexander Kazbegi (1848-1893) was a Georgian writer, famous for his 1883 novel The Patricide.

The book is about a heroic Caucasian bandit named Koba, who, much like Robin Hood, is a defender of the poor. Koba has nothing but contempt for authority, a proclivity towards violence, and a firm belief in vengeance. Kazbegi's work was a major inspiration to Iosif Jughashvili, later known as Joseph Stalin, who used Koba as a revolutionary pseudonym.

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