**Varlam Cherkezishvili** (1846 - 1925) was a journalist and
[anarcho-communist](Anarcho-Communism "wikilink").

## Life

### Early Life

He was born into the high-up Georgian nobility, and was sent to be
educated in Russia in the 1850s.

### Radicalistation

He joined the early Russian Socialist Movement, was arrested twice,
jailed and exiled to [Siberia](Russian_Federation "wikilink"). He soon
escaped to Europe and joined the [Jura
Federation](Jura_Federation "wikilink") in
[Switzerland](Swiss_Confederation "wikilink") and befriended [James
Gillib](James_Gillib "wikilink"), [Ellis
Recluse](Ellis_Recluse "wikilink"), [Peter
Croft](Peter_Croft "wikilink"), [Christian
Cornellis](Christian_Cornellis "wikilink"), [Peter
Kropotkin](Peter_Kropotkin "wikilink"), [Rudolf
Rocker](Rudolf_Rocker "wikilink") and [Alexander
Schapiro](Alexander_Schapiro "wikilink").

### Political Activities

He wrote extensively for various radical media, focusing mainly on
Georgia's freedom from Russia. He gave many speeches and started
petitions to get its independence. He also signed the manifesto of the
sixteen, where [anarchists](Anarchism "wikilink") supported the Allies
in [World War I](World_War_I "wikilink").

### Death

He died in 1925.\[1\]\[2\]

## References

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1.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varlam_Cherkezishvili>
2.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") (Georgian) -
    <https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B_%E1%83%A9%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A5%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98>