The Tbilisi Museums Union- Kote and Soso Tsereteli Memorial House Museum presented an exhibition at the “Ligamus” book house, reflecting on the events of November 18, 1983, under the theme “Airplane Boys – Generational Perspectives.”
The event of November 18, 1983, involved a group of seven young Georgians attempting to hijack a plane from Soviet Georgia in a bid to escape to the West. The attempt ended tragically, resulting in the loss of seven lives, including two pilots, flight attendants, passengers, and two of the hijackers. Tina Petviashvili, who was pregnant during the hijacking, received a fourteen-year prison sentence. The remaining individuals involved were sentenced to the most severe punishment—execution by firing squad—which was carried out on October 3, 1984.
The guests of the event were Natela Machavariani (mother of Gega Kobakhidze), Vakho Chachanidze (actor of the movie “Hostages”), Gocha Japaridze (Director of the Oriental Studies Institute of Ivave Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University), Nino Enukidze (Master of Ilia State University), Sofo Kanchashvili ( Master of Ivave Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University) and Ani Kvirikashvili (doctoral student of Ilia State University).
