Георгий Зданович – достойный сын двух народов

Abstract

Georgi Felix Zdanovich was born on January 16, 1855, into the family of a military doctor. His father, Felix Zdanovich, was a Pole from Vilnius. Feliks Zdanovich, a third-year student at the Vilnius Military and Surgical Academy, was exiled as an ordinary soldier to Georgia in the Caucasus for his participation in the 1830 uprising. In 1839, the entire Zdanovich family moved there. In 1860 Georgi was admitted to the boarding school of the Kutaisi Gymnasium, and in 1864 he was transferred to the preparatory class of the Kutaisi Classical Gymnasium. In 1871, Georgi graduated with honors from the full course of the gymnasium. In 1871, he was accepted to study at the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology, and in 1873, he transferred to the St. Petersburg Medical and Surgical Academy, where his father had previously studied. In 1874, he became a member of the «All-Russian Social and Revolutionary Organization,» adopting the nickname «Red.» In 1875, the 20-year-old Georgy Zdanovich was arrested along with other revolutionaries. Georgy Zdanovich was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison. In 1889, he regained his civil rights and was allowed to return to Georgia. Zdanovich made great contributions to the organization of manganese production in Georgia. From 1902 on, he headed the Black Stone Society, a 190-member industrial council. He died on July 30, 1917, at the age of 62 after a serious illness.