Ossetians And Georgian Identity in The Print Media

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Russian government threatened the Georgian identity. Colonialism was strongly directed towards the division of Georgian territories. To achieving their goal, the people who were native Georgians and during the centuries have been lived in various historical regions of Georgia, the Russian government has announced as representatives of different nations. Thus, was created the so-called South Ossetia on the territory of historic Samachablo.
The study presents Ossetians and the history of Georgian identity through the print media representation (Droeba, Iveria, Tsnobis Purtseli).
By observing numerous and diverse facts, the Georgian print media propagated and carried out a general campaign to protect the territory, language and religion. It took special care to raise the level of education, for this purpose it was supported all the initiatives aimed at opening parish schools. It tried to confirm the historical existence of the common Georgian culture by representing the Georgian cultural monuments.With wide discussions about the importance of memory sites, the media stirred up national sentiments among readers and called on them to protect cultural monuments. Through such activities, it helped Samachablo to strengthen the sentiments of unity with the rest of Georgia.