Petre Otskheli Enter a
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Petre Otskheli
early life and education petre otskheli, a renowned georgian modernist set and costume designer, was born on november 25, 1907, in kutaisi, georgia. he studied at the kutaisi realschule and the tbilisi state academy of arts in the 1920s. career and collaborations otskheli's career was marked by a creative relationship with director kote marjanishvili, who invited him to his theatre in kutaisi in 1928. otskheli's innovative visual experi
ments and skillful use of stage for massive designs earned him recognition. however, he soon came under pressure from stalin's lieutenant in the caucasus, lavrentiy beria. in 1936, otskheli fled to moscow, where he was recruited by his fellow countryman sergo amaghlobeli, then the director of moscow maly theatre. tragic end and legacy in 1937, both otskheli and amaghlobeli were arrested and shot on trumped-up charges of treason. despit…