Vazha-Pshavela
July 26, 1861 – July 10, 1915
Place of Birth:
Chargali, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire, now Georgia
Place of Death:
Tbilisi, Georgia
Vazha-Pshavela (ვაჟა-ფშაველა), simply referred to as Vazha (ვაჟა) (26 July 1861 – 10 July 1915), is the pen name of the Georgian poet and writer Luka Razikashvili (ლუკა რაზიკაშვილი), noted Georgian patriot and author of the highest calibre in the field of Georgian literature.
"Vazha-Pshavela" literally means "a son of Pshavians" in Georgian.
"Vazha-Pshavela" literally means "a son of Pshavians" in Georgian.