Career
He then began to read a lot, and became familiar with several works of contemporary Georgian writers. He works are richly influenced by the folklore and various legends of the cultures of the Caucasus. After his death on July 21 (August 3 in the Julian calendar), 1915, he was buried in the cemetery Meschansky Vladikavkaz, near Elias Chapel, which was later converted to a church.
His grave was lost during the span of the Soviet Union.