His manuscripts were discovered in 1861 by a Georgian scholar, Dimitri Bakradze, who published them in an abridged version in 1862.

He has published work jointly with Georgian and Armenian scholars.

From the 1880s on, the monument became a subject of study by several Russian, Georgian and Ingush scholars.

According to the Georgian scholars, Gagra is derived from Gakra meaning walnut in the Svan language.

Apart from Georgian scholars, non-Georgian musicians and scholars also contributed to the study of Georgian traditional music.

These ruins were first identified in 1981 by a Georgian scholar, Wachtang Djobadze of California State University.

The early 18th-century Georgian scholar Prince Vakhushti reported that a cathedral church still stood in Erusheti, but it was no more in use.

The hypothesis has not been accepted by most Georgian scholars, but enjoys much currency among the Ossetian historians.

Alexander Nikuradze, Michael Achmeteli, and some other Georgian scholars were held in high esteem in Germany.

Chairman of the organization is a noted Georgian scholar, Professor Nodar Natadze.