Shota Rustaveli State Prize
The Shota Rustaveli State Prize (created in 1965) is the highest prize of the republic of Georgia in the fields of art and literature. First owners of this prize in 1965 were Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (writer), Irakli Abashidze (poet) and Mikola Bazhan (Ukrainian poet), Sergo Kobuladze (painter), Irakli Ochiauri (sculptor), Sergo Zakariadze (actor), Nino Ramishvili (dancer), Iliko Sukhishvili (dancer), Ramaz Chkhikvadze (actor), Guram Pataraia (producer), Tengiz Abuladze (producer), Mukhran Machavariani (poet), Tamaz Chiladze (poet), etc.
