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Khertvisi fortress is one of the oldest fortresses in Georgia and was functional throughout the Georgian feudal period. It is situated in Southern Georgia, in Meskheti region. The fortress was first build in the 2nd century BC. The church was built in 985, and the present walls build in 1354. As the legend says, Khertvisi was destroyed by Alexander the Macedonian. In the 10-11th centuries it was the center of Meskheti region. During the 12th century it became a town. In the 13th century Mongols destroyed it and until the 15th century it lost its power. In the 15th century it was owned by Meskheti landlords from Jakeli family. In the 16th century the southern region of Georgia was invaded by Turks. During next 3 centuries they have owned Khertvisi too. At the end of the 19th century Georgian and Russian army returned the lost territories and Khertvisi became the military base for Russian and Georgian troops. Khertvisi fortress is situated on the high rocky hill in the narrow canyon at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Paravani Rivers.

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-'''Adam Gopnik''', (born [[August 24]], [[1956]]) an [[U.S.|American]] [[writer]], [[essayist]] and [[commentator]]. He is best known as a staff writer for ''[[The New Yorker]]''—to which he has contributed non-fiction, fiction, memoir and criticism—and as the author of the  essay collection ''[[Paris to the Moon]]'', an account of the half-decade that Gopnik, wife Martha, and son Luke spent in the capital of [[France]].
+'''Khertvisi''' fortress is one of the oldest fortresses in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and was functional throughout the Georgian feudal period. It is situated in Southern Georgia, in [[Meskheti]] region. The fortress was first build in the [[2nd century BC]]. The church was built in 985, and the present walls build in 1354. As the legend says, Khertvisi was destroyed by [[Alexander the Macedonian]]. In the 10-11th centuries it was the center of Meskheti region. During the 12th century it became a town. In the 13th century [[Mongols]] destroyed it and until the 15th century it lost its power. In the 15th century it was owned by Meskheti landlords from [[Jakeli]] family. In the 16th century the southern region of Georgia was invaded by [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]]. During next 3 centuries they have owned Khertvisi too. At the end of the 19th century [[Military of Georgia|Georgian]] and [[Armed Forces of the Russian Federation|Russian]] army returned the lost territories and Khertvisi became the military base for Russian and Georgian troops. Khertvisi fortress is situated on the high rocky hill in the narrow canyon at the confluence of the [[Mtkvari]] and Paravani Rivers.
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-==Background and education==
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-Adam Gopnik was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], but was raised in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. Gopnik's parents served as professors at [[McGill University]], from which Gopnik himself received his Bachelor of Arts degree.
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-==Career==
-===Early Years===
-In 1986, Gopnik began his long, professional association with ''[[The New Yorker]]'' - with a piece that would show his future range, a consideration of connections between baseball, childhood, and renaissance art. He has written for four editors at the magazine: [[William Shawn]], [[Robert Gottlieb]], [[Tina Brown]], and [[David Remnick]].
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-===Paris and "Paris Journal"===
-In 1995, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' dispatched him to [[Paris]] to write the "Paris Journals", in which he described life in that city. These essays were later collected and published by [[Random House]] in ''[[Paris to the Moon]]'', after Gopnik returned to [[New York City]] in 2000. The book became a ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller.
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-===Curatorial===
-Gopnik trained in art history — and thus writes on the subject with a high degree of confidence and sophistication — and with his friend [[Kirk Varnedoe]] curated the famous 1990 ''High/Low'' show at New York's [[Museum of Modern Art]].
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-==Personal==
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-Gopnik lives in New York with his wife, Martha Parker, and two children, Luke and Olivia. His five siblings include Blake Gopnik, the ''[[Washington Post]]'' art critic, and Alison Gopnik, a leading child psychologist and Professor of Psychology at [[University of California, Berkeley|Berkeley]] (author of ''The Scientist in the Crib'', UK title: ''How Babies Think'').
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-==Books==
-In addition to 2000's ''Paris to the Moon,'' Random House also published the author's reflections on life in  New York, and particularly on the comedy of parenting, ''Through the Children's Gate,'' in 2006. (As in the earlier memoir, much of the material had appeared previously in ''The New Yorker''.) In 2005 [[Hyperion Books]] published his children's novel ''[[The King in the Window]]'', about Oliver, an American boy living in [[Paris]], who is mistaken for a mystical king and stumbles upon an ancient battle waged between Window Wraiths and the malicious Master of Mirrors, luring him into a journey of self-discovery that could save the world. He is currently said to be working on a book about Lincoln and Darwin, called " Angels And Ages" and a new novel for children , " The Steps Across The Water".
-==Honors and appearances==
-A frequent guest on ''[[Charlie Rose]]'', Gopnik has been honored with three [[National Magazine Awards]] for [[Essay]] and [[Criticism]] and a [[George Polk Award]] for Magazine Reporting. His entry on the [[culture]] of the [[United States]] is featured in the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''.
-Adam Gopnik recently wrote and presented [[BBC Four]]'s ''[[Lighting Up New York]]'', a cultural journey through the recent history of [[New York]].
-== Bibliography ==
-* ''Paris to the Moon'', a [http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/1200/gopnik/excerpt.html book of essays while in France] ISBN 0-375-75823-2
-* (editor) ''Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology'' (New York: [http://www.loa.org The Library of America], 2004) ISBN 1-931082-56-1
-* ''Through the Children's Gate A Home in New York,'' [http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400075751&view=r] ISBN 978-1400075751, [http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400041817] ISBN 978-1-4000-4181-7
-== References ==
-* [http://www.caneelbay.com/hottype Speech at Caneel Bay - Adam Gopnik]
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-[[Category:American essayists]]
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-[[Category:American Jews]]
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-[[Category:McGill University alumni]]
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