Zurab Rtveliashvili (16 October 1967 – 20 April 2021) was a

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n poet and

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performer. Rtveliashvili was born in

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. He is featured in the 2009 documentary film ''At the Top of My Voice''. In 2010, Rtveliashvili was offered

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, from persecution in his native

Death

Rtveliashvili died in

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after a battle with cancer on 20 April 2021.

Publications

*''I-reqtsia'' (1997) *''Apokrifi'' (2001) *''Anarqi'' (2006)

References

20th-century poets from Georgia (country) 1967 births 2021 deaths Multimedia artists Male poets from Georgia (country) 21st-century poets from Georgia (country) 20th-century writers from Georgia (country) 21st-century male writers People from Karaganda {{Georgia-poet-stub