Members of "Red Squads" Operating in Kakheti and Ioseb Jughashvili (Stalin) (According to Archival Materials)

Abstract

In the years 1905-1914, in Eastern Georgia - Kakheti, and in particular in Telavi District, the "Red Squads" were active, which were under the influence of various revolutionary parties, including the Social Democrats, and were actively engaged in terrorist and expropriation activities.

During the revolution of 1905-1907, as well as in subsequent years, terrorist acts were systematically committed in the city of Telavi, which were mainly carried out by the so-called terrorists connected with the local organization of the Telavi Social-Democratic Party. "Ggupists" were arriving. According to archival materials, "Ggupists" were quite active in Telavi in 1906-1908.

From the analysis of various archival documents, it can be seen that in January 1906, Ioseb Jughashvili came to Telavi, East Georgia, in order to create revolutionary agitation in the provinces and to form "red squads". This is confirmed by the materials preserved in the funds of the Kakheti regional branch of the National Archives of Georgia, the archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Telavi Historical Museum.