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Elguja Dadunashvili, Dr. (1961),  Associated professor of Ilia University, up to 2009 head of the Folklore Archives of Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature. Graduated Historical-Philological Faculty of Batumi Pedagogical Institute, was a post graduate student of Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, defend the candidate thesis in 1991. Worked on International Research Projects at Frankfurt and Gotingen Universities. Scientific director of the project - "Electronic Platform of the Comparative Analysis of the Georgian Folk Prose". Interests: Versification, Comparative Narratology, Visual Cultural Anthropology. Leads active research work.  Marina Turashvili, Master of Phylology (1980), from 2006 scientific worker of the Folklore Department, from 2009 up to day head of the Folklore Archives of Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature. Graduated Tbilisi Javakhishvili State University, Phylological Faculty, was a post graduate student of Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature. Author and participant of various International and local research projects. In author of the book - "Modern Georgian Narrative Folklore (according to the Oral Histories)" - sponsored by the Georgian National Scientific Fund within boundaries of the President's helping Programme. Interests: Narratology and Narratology HistoriesLeads active research work.

Meri Khukhunaishvil-Tsiklauri, Dr. (1944), graduated Tbilisi Javakhishvili State University, Faculty of Western European Literature and Languages, was a post graduate student of the University defended the candidate thesis in 1977. Worked on the Projects of the British Academy, member of the British Folklore Society, participant of the local scientific-research projects. Interests: Comparative Narratology and Mythology, translates British and Spanish Folklore. Taking part as an invited specialist in the realization of the project - "Electronic Platform of the Comparative Analysis of the Georgian Folk Prose"- sponsored by Rustaveli Found.

Elene Gogiashvili, Dr. (Ph.d.)(1975), Assistant-professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Graduated at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. In 2002 received the degree of candidate of philological sciences. Grants and Scholarships at the Universities in Mainz and Erfurt, Research Libraries in Gotha and Wolfenbüttel. Member of European Fairytale Society (Europäische Märchengesellschaft). Fields of interests: Georgian and Caucasian Folklore, Postcolonial Studies. Taking part as an invited specialist in the realization of the project - "Electronic Platform of the Comparative Analysis of the Georgian Folk Prose"- sponsored by Rustaveli Found. Eter intskirveli, Dr. (1977), from 2009 scientificc worker of the Folklore Department. Graduated Tbilisi Javakhishvili State University, Philological Faculty, was a post graduate student of the University, defend the candidate thesis in 2005, from 2002 works at Humboldt Centre of the Ilia Chavchavadze Natural Library, 2006-2009 a teach of the British-Georgian Academy. Interests:  Narratology and Mythology. Taking part as an invited specialist in the realization of the project - "Electronic Platform of the Comparative Analysis of the Georgian Folk Prose"- sponsored by Rustaveli Found.

David Makalatia (1976), up to day employee of the Department of the Informational Technologies. 1993 graduate the Faculty of Mechanical-Mathematics of Tbilisi Javakhishvili State University. 1993-1996 was a past graduate student of A. Razmadze Mathematics Institute. 1998 studied applied computer programmes. 1999-2002 was a programist at Cybernetic Institute, 2005-2007 worked as programist at the Insurance Company BCA, participant of the local scientific-research projects. Takes part as IT programist in the Project - "Electronic Platform of the Comparative Analysis of the Georgian Folk Prose"- sponsored by Rustaveli Found.

Darejan Toloraia, Mr (1961), up to day member of the commission of the National Examination Center. Graduated Tbilisi Javakhishvili State University, Philological Faculty. 1985-2006 a laboratory assistant of the Folklore Department of Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature. 2002 teacher of David Agmashenebeli University. Taking part as an invited specialist in the realization of the project - "Electronic Platform of the Comparative Analysis of the Georgian Folk Prose"- sponsored by Rustaveli Found.   Magda turashvili, Mr (1984), graduated Humanitarians Faculty of  Ilia University - specialty: History and History of Christian Culture, participant of the International research projects. Interests: Ethnology, Archeology and Narratology. Assistant personnel (scanning operator of the manuscripts) of the project - "Electronic Platform of the Comparative Analysis of the Georgian Folk Prose"- sponsored by Rustaveli Found.

1996-2013

© Elguja Dadunashvili, © Marine Turashvili e Turashvili

As a background is used an autography of Ilia Chavchavadze. Handwriting is kept in the Folklore Archives, Petre Umikashvili Collection.