Georgia

Georgia's first democratically elected president, a writer and human rights activist who led the nation to independence from the Soviet Union

Soviet and Georgian composer known for his unique classical and contemporary classical works and film scores

Georgian politician and diplomat who served as the final Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs and later led independent Georgia

Soviet Armenian astrophysicist and science administrator, widely regarded as the founder of theoretical astrophysics in the Soviet Union

King of Georgia, politician, and poet known as David IV the Builder, who reigned from 1089 to 1125, significantly strengthening and expanding the Georgian kingdom

Abkhazian politician who served as Prime Minister and later as the second President of Abkhazia, overseeing Russian recognition and the Russo-Georgian War

Celebrated Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, actor, and lecturer, recognized as a People's Artist of the USSR and laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation

Soviet Armenian composer, conductor, and politician recognized as one of the leading Soviet composers