The Gurian Republic was an insurrection and protest movement in the
western Georgian region of Guria between 1902 and 1906, against the
Russian Empire. It arose from a revolt over land grazing rights;
taxation, land ownership and economic factors were also concerns. The
Republic established its own system of government, although it was not
anti-Russian, desiring to remain within the Empire. The 1905 Russian
Revolution led to uprisings throughout the Empire, including Georgia,
and in reaction the imperial authorities deployed the military to end
the rebellions. The peasants were able to fend off a small force of
Cossacks, but overwhelming military force was used to re-assert control
in 1906. Some of the Republic's leaders were executed, imprisoned or
exiled, but others later played prominent roles in the 1918–1921
Democratic Republic of Georgia. The Gurian Republic demonstrated that
peasants could participate in the socialist movement, an idea previously
downplayed by leading Marxists.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurian_Republic>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1891:
A hurricane struck the Caribbean island of Martinique, killing
about 700 people, injuring at least 1,000 others, and causing severe
damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_Martinique_hurricane>
1920:
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
(authors pictured) was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in the
country.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution>
1966:
Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal
Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong unit at
the Battle of Long Tan, but held them off for several hours until
reinforcements arrived.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Tan>
2008:
Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure
from a movement to impeach him.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_to_impeach_Pervez_Musharraf>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
disquisition:
1. (archaic) A methodical inquiry or investigation.
2. A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic;
(loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disquisition>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I feel that the end of my days is drawing near; my senses are
failing me; my delight and strength in creating songs are gone; he, who
was once honored by half of Europe, is forgotten; others have come and
are the objects of admiration; one must give place to another. Nothing
remains for me but trust in God, and the hope of an unclouded existence
in the Land of Peace.
--Antonio Salieri
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Antonio_Salieri>
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