▁this ▁position ▁amongst ▁his ▁own ▁prot ég és . ▁However , ▁St alin ▁made ▁the ▁choice ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁Ch ark v iani ▁( then ▁ 3 2 ). ▁ ▁St alin ' s ▁choice ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 3 8 ▁St alin ▁first ▁learned ▁of ▁Ch ark v iani ▁by ▁reading ▁his ▁articles ▁in ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁newsp apers . ▁St alin ▁was ▁appreci ative ▁of ▁Ch ark v iani ' s ▁literary ▁talent ▁so ▁he ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁youth . ▁Ch ark v iani ▁was ▁appointed ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Culture ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁In ▁September ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁assumed ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁First ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Georgia ' s ▁W riter ' s ▁Union . ▁In ▁this ▁post ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁major ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁an ▁important ▁literary ▁event ▁– ▁the ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁" The ▁Knight ▁in ▁the ▁Pan ther ' s ▁Sk in ", ▁a ▁classic ▁poem ▁by ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁Georg ian ▁poet ▁Sh ota ▁R ust av eli . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁First ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Character ▁Ger ont i ▁K ik od ze , ▁a