Some issues of Georgian-Greek relations in print media

In the XIX century, during the ordeal of Georgian identity, the claims of a foreign identity, the Greeks, on the Georgian lands became active. The Greeks expelled the Georgians from the Monastery of Iviron in Athos and tried to take possession of the lands donated to this monastery in Georgia. In this work, an attempt to represent the above mentioned issue in print media is presented with an ethnosymbolist approach. By observing public perceptions, values, and memories, the role of Greeks in the history of Georgian identity is analyzed.
Through the analysis of media material, it was found that the Georgian press engaged in active propaganda in the conditions of denationalization in order to arouse and strengthen national feelings among Georgian readers. Through the representation of historical memory, the media aroused national sentiments and mobilized collective efforts to protect territorial or cultural identity.