1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Research ▁Institute ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Econom y ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Pl anning , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Ch ark v iani ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁research ▁papers ▁and ▁mon ograph s ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁wine - making , ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁elect rical ▁energy ▁sector ▁and ▁other ▁fields ▁of ▁economy . ▁He ▁also ▁translated ▁German ▁poetry ▁into ▁Georg ian , ▁including ▁po ems ▁by ▁Heinrich ▁He ine ▁and ▁Johann ▁Wolfgang ▁von ▁Go ethe . ▁ ▁His ▁complete ▁book ▁of ▁mem oir s ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁K andid ▁Ch ark v iani ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁T amar ▁Ja osh v ili , ▁an ▁o ph th alm ologist , ▁for ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁sons : ▁Mer ab , ▁Giorg i ▁and ▁G ela . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁sons , ▁G ela ▁Ch ark v iani , ▁was ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁K andid ▁Ch ark v iani ' s ▁grand son ▁was ▁I rak li ▁Ch ark v iani , ▁an ▁influ ential ▁Georg ian ▁music ian ▁and ▁writer . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁ ▁Category : First ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Category : 1 9 0 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Cent ral ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party