Titsian Tabidze
ტიციანი Titsiani | |
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| Born | 21 March 1895 Chkvishi, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 December 1937 (aged 42) (killed by NKVD) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union or Siberia |
| Occupation | poet |
| Language | Georgian |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Genre | poetry, symbolism |
| Literary movement | Blue Horns |
| Spouse | Nino Makashvili |
| Children | Nita Tabidze |
| Relatives | Galaktion Tabidze |
Titsian Tabidze (Georgian: ტიციან ტაბიძე, simply referred to as Titsiani; Georgian: ტიციანი) (21 March [O.S. 2 April] 1890 – 16 December 1937), was a Georgian poet and one of the leaders of the Georgian symbolist movement. He fell victim to Joseph Stalin's Great Purge, was arrested and executed on trumped-up charges of treason. Tabidze was a close friend of the well-known Russian writer Boris Pasternak, who translated his poetry into Russian.