Sophia Amirajibi

Sophia Amirajibi

Princess Sophia Amirajibi ( _ka. სოფიო ამირაჯიბი, "Sophio Amiradjibi"; _ru. Софья Васильевна Амираджиби, "Sofia Vasilyevna Amiradzhibi") née Argutinskaya-Dolgorukaya (Аргутинская-Долгорукая) (October 1, 1847, TbilisiJune 14, 1906, Moscow) was one of the best translators of Georgian poetry into Russian, and the founder of the first children library in Tbilisi. Her translations of Ilia Chavchavadze, Akaki Tsereteli, Vakhtang Orbeliani, and many others, noted for their quality and closeness to originals, were regularly published in the Russian-language press of Tbilisi. Most of her translations were published in a separate volume by Alexander Khakhanov in Moscow in 1909. [ru icon [http://www.rulex.ru/01010335.htm Амираджиби, Софья Васильевна] . "Russian Biographic Lexicon". Retrieved on April 10, 2007.]

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*Amirejibi

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  • Amirejibi — or Amirajibi ( ka. ამირეჯიბი, ამირაჯიბი) is a Georgian family, formerly a prominent noble house, which branched off the House of Palavandishvili and rose in prominence in the late 14th century. The family name comes from a Georgian courtier title …   Wikipedia

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