Background
NIKOLADZE, Niko was born on September 27, 1843 in Kutaisi.
NIKOLADZE, Niko was born on September 27, 1843 in Kutaisi.
1868 graduate Zurich University.
1860 published first articles in Geo journal “Tsiskari”. From 1861 studied at Saint St. Petersburg University where he made the acquaintance of Chernyshevskiy and contributed to journals “Sovremennik,” “Iskra” and newspaper “Narodnoye bogatstvo”. 1861 interned in Peter and Paul Fortress for his part in student political demonstrations.
1864 in Zurich prepared publ of French-language journal “Left Bank”. 1865 invited to Geneva by Herzen and Ogarev to assist with journal “Kolokol”: late 1865 went to London and met Marx, who asked him to represent 1st International in Transcaucasia. In Geneve together with L. I. Mechnikov, published journal “Sovrcmcnnost”’.
1871 in Tiflis founded journal “Krebuli”. 1873 again in Paris, where he published Geo newspaper “Drosha”. 1875 returned to Geo and founded newspaper “Review”.
1880 journal closed down byauthorities, who exiled him to Stavropol’. 1881 contributed to “Otechestvennyye zapiski”. 1886 helped lead liberal-bourgeois “Meore dasi” group in Tiflis.
From 1886 contributed to newspapers “New Review” and “Caucasus”. From 1894 contributed to journal “Moambe”. 1894—1912 Mayor of Poti.
After 1917 October Revol became leader of Geo Nationalist-Democrats. Member, Geo Constituent Assembly. Member, Geo Menshevik Government.
1921-1924 emigre in London. 1924 returned toGeo; 1924 attended 1st Geo Writers’ Congress.