By the time it was published in 1921, Georgia had been thoroughly influenced by the Russian Civil War, the Red Army had invaded Georgia, and the Bolsheviks had imposed the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Până când a fost publicată în 1921, Georgia fusese puternic influențată de Războiul Civil Rus, Armata Roșie invadase Georgia⁠(d), iar bolșevicii au instaurat⁠(d) Republica Sovietică Socialistă Georgiană.