Nino Kighuradze ნინო კიღურაძე

“I learned more [about my father] from the community. When I met Gudiashvili , for example, when he heard who I was, he was excited and called his wife immediately. Dad probably had a lot of friends and I could see it everywhere. Father is with me all the time, since when I can't tell you, but I always think when I am alone with my thoughts. Why? For what reason? I have no answer...”

“I couldn't feel it, but my siblings went through a tough time. Givi graduated from the university with outstanding grades and Professor Namoradze wanted to let Givi work with him, but he was refused because of Givi’s family. In the end, professor did everything, involved everyone and still let him work at the state university. They were going to expel Eliko from the Medical University due to payment issues, and the famous surgeon [Kotsia Eristavi], who was a member of the commission, when he heard that Eliso was Shalva Kighuradze's daughter, paid off the debt himself. We found out about it later.”

“Mother returned in the days of the beginning of the war, barely making it from Moscow. She did not have the right to live and work in the city, so the Kurdianis took her to Sagarejo, settled her in their ancestral estate, took care of her and stood by her side. After some time they allowed her to return to the city. I was probably 6 years old and I was very surprised to see this woman come into the family. As I was told, I was feeling estranged for a long time. I couldn't understand that she was my mother, because until that time, my mother was my grandmother, my uncle was my father, only my grandfather was my grandfather. I did not disclose this particular information, but all children probably have this kind of perception. My mother tried very hard to make me call her mother. The first time I actually said "Мама Варя" [mother Varya in Russian], why in Russian, it is still unclear, but that's how our relationship started”