Dmitrii Gulia

Dmitrii Gulia (born Feb. 21, 1874, Varcha, Abkhazia—died April 7, 1960, Gulripsh, Abkhazia, Georgia, U.S.S.R. [now Abkhazia, Georgia]) was an Abkhazian writer, educator, and cultural pioneer, commonly considered the founder of Abkhazian literature. From an early age, Gulia was active in promoting the Abkhaz language, and in 1892 he created a revised Abkhaz script and primer with K.D. Machavariani. Gulia was one of the first Abkhazians to document the tales and legends of local storytellers,...