Here is an exceptionally informative group to 1912 born Shalva Alekssevich Lobzhanidze/Shalva Aleksis-dze Lobzhanidze (Шалва Алексеевич Лобжанидзе/შალვა ალექსის-ძე ლობჟანიძე). The group is so extensive it provides information on Lobzhanidze, inside and out as well as encompassing some items from family members.
The group covers seven decades (1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's) from the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic to Republic Of Georgia and even though it offers an almost comprehensive profile of a Soviet life of service it is not "complete".
We start the journey with an undated photograph of the three Lobzhanidze brothers and a group photograph of Shalva's wife Babutsa Darisianovna Bulejshvili as part of her Sports group.
Included in the group is this pair of photographs who I believe is Shalva's brother-in-law.
Not many places other than the Adjar ASSR that you will find Soviet service personnel photographed with palm trees.
Shalva's 1st November 1936 dated Georgian language Labour book has seen far better days. All of the entries are in handwritten Georgian making them quite difficult to translate. Fortunately all of this information was re-written in (typed) Russian in other record books.
His 17th March 1938 dated passport lists his birthplace as Oni Region (North Central Georgia) so is not a native Adjarian. His residence is given as Batumi (capital of the Adjar ASSR) and there are some very interesting and obscure departmental NKVD stamps of the Adjar and Abkhaz ASSRs (due to his travels to Sukhumi, capital of the Abkhaz ASSR). A well worn 5 year passport.
His 15th January 1939 dated Labour Book lists his profession as "Trade Union Worker".
The first entry is "General experience of work before entering Adjar Regional Committee For State Trade for a duration of 6 years."
Adjar Regional Committee Trade Union Of State Trade
8th September 1937 Accepted to the post of instructor Trade-Union Political School Trade Union of State Trade Adjara.
29th December 1937 Acting President Regional Committee Union Of State Trade Adjara.
3rd November 1938 Selected President Regional Committee Union Of State Trade Adjara.
30th October 1939 Acting Secretary Republic Committee Union Of State Trade Georgian SSR.
22nd March 1941 By order of the supreme party organisation, due to relocation to Adjara for other work, released from his position.
People's Commissariat For Finance Adjar ASSR
29th March 1941 Appointed Head Of Personnel Department.
16th August 1941 Released from his obligations in connection to call to the ranks of the RKKA.
Awards;
31st December 1938 For implementation of the plan to collect contribution to Adjarian Region Committee For State Trade. Presented a gramophone.
27th February 1939 For qualitative and timely presentation of the annual report of 1938. Prize payment in the amount of 200 Rubles.
10th January 1941 For pursuing the plan to collect contribution to Adjarian Region Committee For State Trade for 1940. Prize payment in the amount of 200 Rubles.
Here is a 1938-39 dated photograph of the Regional Committee Of State Trade showing Shalva as president.
The identification is from when he was positioned Acting Secretary Republic Committee Union Of State Trade Georgian SSR. It is identification for Georgian SSR Georgian Trade Workers' Trade Union Republic Committee (მოწმობა საქართველოს სსრ სახვაჭრობის მუშაკთა პროფკავშირის რესპუბლიკური კომიტეტი) and lists his position as "Plenum Member" (პლენუმის წევრი)
A 1938-39 dated Regional Komsomol Executive photograph and a late 1941 or 1942 photograph of him as a Technical-Intendant 2nd Rank with his wife and her younger brother.
Here is a 5th May 1944 dated group photograph whilst he was a senior lieutenant positioned as a Platoon Commander Tbilisi Artillery Section named "26th Baku Commissars".
His Medal "For Victory Over Germany In The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" was awarded 6th November 1945 by "ТКГАУ" (Tbilisi Commissariat Main Artillery Department "26th Baku Commissars") signed by Lieutenant-General Of Artillery Gulevich.
An undated photograph of a trio of enlisted men. I think the man on the right is Shalva's brother.
Jubilee Medal ''XXX Years Of The Soviet Army And Navy'' dated 31st July 1948 awarded by Military Commissariat Of The Adjar ASSR and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Vasadze. Shalva was positioned as an Officer of the 1st Detachment.
Here is Babutsa Darisianovna Bulejshvili's identification for the Ministry Of Agriculture Adjar ASSR where she was an accountant. Although they were married in 1938 Bulejshvili continued to use her maiden name.
Lobzhanidze was promoted to Captain on 18th February 1949.
