POLITIZATION OF INTELLECTUALS IN EARLY POST-SOVIET SOCIETIES (GEORGIAN-CAUCASIAN PARALLELS)

Abstract

Introduction. The author analyses the phenomenon of politicization of intellectuals in the early post-Soviet societies of Georgia, Armenia, Abkhazia and Azerbaijan. It is assumed that during the Soviet period, humanitarians served the political regime, legitimating it ideologically and culturally. The aim of the study. The collapse of the USSR led to the liberalization of society, inspiring the politicization of intellectual communities. The author’s aim is to analyze two levels of politicization of intellectuals, including “responsibility” and “betrayal”.