Gennady Shalikovich Alamia (Lomiya) (Russian: Геннадий Шаликович Аламиа (Ломия); born 24 June 1949 in Kutol, Abkhazia) is an Abkhazian politician, poet and playwright. He is the chairman of the Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia and secretary-general of the World Congress of the Abkhaz-Abaza People.
He is also editor of Circassian World magazine. While studying at the Literary Institute of the Writer's Union of the Soviet Union, he met his future translator and co-author Denis Chachkhalia.
During Perestroika, Alamia led Aidgylara's eponymous newspaper and penned "Aiaaira", which became the national anthem of Abkhazia.
Alamia has written nine collections of poetry, six in Abkhaz and three in Russian, and has translated various works into Abkhaz.
References
- "Геннадий Аламиа: никакого оружия, палок, ничего такого не было". Pravda.ru. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- "Gennady Alamia-Poet". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- Shamba, Sergei (17 December 2008). "Сергей Шамба о 20-летии движения "Аидгылара" и национально-освободительной борьбе народа Абхазии". REGNUM News Agency. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "ABHAZYA MİLLİ MARŞI". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- Abaza-Duney. "Ломия (Аламиа) Геннадий Шаликович" (in Russian). Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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