▁the ▁production ▁of ▁weapon ry ▁and ▁heavy ▁military ▁equipment ▁( fig h ter ▁plan es , ▁etc .) ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁Through out ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Georgia ▁also ▁supplied ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁products . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁the ▁production ▁increased ▁significantly . ▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁on ▁Ch ark v iani ' s ▁initi ative ▁after ▁over coming ▁serious ▁hur d les ▁ere cted ▁by ▁certain ▁high - ran king ▁Moscow ▁b ureau cr ats , ▁it ▁became ▁possible ▁to ▁establish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁which ▁later ▁on ▁came ▁to ▁control ▁a ▁few ▁dozen ▁Research ▁Cent ers . ▁ ▁" D uring ▁his ▁rule ▁Cand ide ▁Ch ark v iani ▁initi ated ▁prof ound ▁changes ▁that ▁further ▁transformed ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁republic ▁altogether ," ▁writes ▁K ik od ze ▁( p .   4 6 ) ▁and ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Ch ark v iani ▁in ▁rein for cing ▁Georg ian ▁national ▁identity : ▁"[ A part ▁from ▁developing ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁economy ▁at ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁pace ] ▁these ▁changes ... ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁er adic ation ▁of ▁old ▁provincial ▁isol ation ▁within ▁Georgia ▁and ▁strength ened ▁one ▁common ▁national ▁identity ▁[ am ong ▁Georg ians ]" ▁( pp .   4 6 – 4 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁M ing re li an ▁Aff air ▁and ▁ex ile ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 5 8 ▁Ch ark v iani ▁was ▁accused ▁during ▁the ▁M ing