Political figure. Borned on December, 6 (18), 1878. Grew in poverty, in family of bootmaker and daughter of fortress peasant. Studied in Tiflisskoy of spiritual seminary to 1899. In 1898 entered into Georgian social democratic organization "Ianaia-aane". In 1902-1913 six times exposed to the arrests, references, four times hurried from the places of references.