Institute of Georgian History of the Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, is focussed on teaching and research in national history. Institute brings together the scholars, specialists of the Georgian history, covering different periods from Ancient times up to the present day and studying the history of Georgia as a part of the World evolutionary processes. Problems researched at the Institute include: political history of Georgia, social history, history of culture, history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, history of Georgian national identity, history of Georgian historical thought, source-study of Georgian history, urban history, military history, regional history, etc. Papers of the professors of the Institute of Georgian History alongside with other priominent specialists in the field in and outside Georgia are published in the journal.