Giya Pachkhatashvili
Giya Revazovich Pachkhatashvili (pseudonym: Givi; January 29, 1961, Gakh region) - Azerbaijani journalist, poet, translator; Member of the Union of Journalists of Azerbaijan, member of the Union of Writers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia. Honorary member of the Poetry Club named after Ali Karim of Sumgayit City Culture Department
Giya Pachkhatashvili was born on January 29, 1961 in the village of Gakh-Gurju, Gakh region.
After graduating from the Republican Boarding School for Blind Children in Baku, Giya was admitted to the university in 1981 and was appointed to the Moscow State University named after MVLomonosov within the group selected by the order of the First Secretary of the Republic Heydar Aliyev. ends.
In 2004, by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, AzTV starred in the documentary "White Man" about the life and work of Giya, and in 2009 he starred in the film "Phosphorus Man" produced by ITV. In 2016, ANS TV filmed the documentary "White Man" (film, 2016) (2). In connection with the 60th anniversary of Giya Pachkhatashvili in 2021, the next documentary film "Givi" about the Georgian project was presented to the audience. Giya Pachkhatashvili is the most famous Albinos living in Azerbaijan.
Giya Pachkhatashvili is a member of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan (2006), Georgia (2007) and Russia (1997). He is a member of the Union of Journalists of Azerbaijan (1989). - Awarded the "HB Zardabi" award (2005). At the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Samad Vurgun, he was awarded the "Samad Vurgun - 100" medal in 2006 for the translation of his book "Golos". He is the first and last laureate of the "Light of Hope" literary award named after Fikret Mursagulov, established by the Press Council of Azerbaijan (2012). In 2018, he was awarded the Shahmar Akbarzadeh International Literary Prize by the VECTOR International Publishing House.
Two books have been written about him: "Rhythm and measurement criteria in the work of Giya Pachkhatashvili" by Hikmet Malikzade in 2011.
In 2014, Giymet Maharramli's book "Dervish",
In 2021, Professor Nizami Tagisoy's book "The place of Giya Pachkhatashvili in Azerbaijani Literature" is in the process of publication.
Mammad Nazimoglu, Ellada Umudlu "Georgian child Givi bey" (publicist book) - published in 2021.
Famous Azerbaijani writer Meykhosh Abdullah wrote the story "The Girl Hanging Her Hair" (in Azerbaijani and Russian) about the life of Giya Pachkhatashvili. The work was published in 2019.
