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The study is carried out in the framework of diachronic linguopolitical metaphorology and linguopolitical personology. Linguopolitical personology deals with verbal images of politicians, Heads of State, and historical figures. The diachronic analysis allows revealing specific features of development of the metaphorical image of a politician. The diachronic analysis of the metaphorical image of the President of Georgia E. Shevardnadze simultaneously employs the principles of incremental and focus fragmentation. Two synchronous cross-sections have been analyzed within focus fragmentation: the first focus covers the time of Shevardnadze's office; the second – the period after his resignation. The article considers the dominant metaphorical models found in the course of the study: THE PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA IS A WARRIOR; THE PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA IS A TRAVELER, as well as some less frequent and rarely used metaphorical models, which make up the metaphorical image of the former president of Georgia. Thus, the study allows making the conclusion that the metaphorical image of Shevardnadze is changing over the periods of time frames under consideration: 1) the number of dominant metaphorical models changes; 2) there is a shift of semantic emphasis; 3) different metaphorical models can express similar meanings. The results of the study could be of interest to specialists in the field of imageology, politology, history, psychology, linguistics, etc. ; Исследование выполнено в рамках диахронической лингвополитической метафорологии и лингвополитической персонологии. Лингвополитическая персонология предполагает изучение вербального облика политиков, первых лиц государства, исторических персоналий. Диахронический анализ позволяет выявить особенности динамики метафорического образа политического субъекта. При диахроническом анализе метафорического образа одного из президентов Грузии Э. Шеварднадзе были одновременно применены принципы равномерной и фокусной фрагментации. В рамках фокусной фрагментации было проанализировано два синхронных среза: первый — период правления Э. Шеварднадзе; второй — период после правления Э. Шеварднадзе. В статье рассмотрены выявленные в ходе анализа доминантные метафорические модели: «ПРЕЗИДЕНТ ГРУЗИИ — ЭТО ВОИН», «ПРЕЗИДЕНТ ГРУЗИИ — ЭТО ПУТЕШЕСТВЕННИК», а также некоторые средне- и низкочастотные метафорические модели, составляющие метафорический образ бывшего президента Грузии. Таким образом, исследование позволяет сделать вывод о том, что метафорический образ Э. Шеварднадзе эволюционирует на протяжении рассмотренных временных отрезков: 1) изменяется количество доминантных метафорических моделей; 2) наблюдается изменение смысловых акцентов; 3) разные метафорические модели могут передавать одинаковые смыслы. Результаты исследования могут представлять интерес для специалистов в области имиджелогии, политологии, истории, психологии, лингвистики и др.

In 2009, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and President of Georgia E.A. Shevardnadze published his memoirs in Russian, which contain an "explosive" plot: while visiting China in February 1989, during his meeting with Deng Xiaoping, a lengthy dispute over border and territorial issues occurred. At that time, Deng allegedly expressed his point of view that vast lands of the Soviet Union, from three to four million square kilometers, belonged to China. Chinese can wait patiently until someday the lands return to China. This content is cited in scientific works by many historians from different countries as an argument. However, there is no other evidence which can prove this recollection. Many details in it contradict the well known historical facts or are completely illogical. There is a good reason to believe that the plot in the memoirs of Shevardnadze is an incorrect recollection. It could even be considered as a made-up story. Moreover, it is possible that it was fabricated for some reasons. Hence, the plot is not worthy of being quoted as a reliable source. At the Sino-Soviet summit Deng Xiaoping did have expressed the point of view that in the past Russia and then the Soviet Union cut off millions of square kilometers of land from China, but at the same time he promised the leader of the Soviet Union that China would not make territorial claims. Since the mid-1980s Deng Xiaoping actively promoted the settlement of the Sino-Soviet border issues through negotiations, which led to the result that 99% of the border between Russia and China was delimited on a legal basis in the last years of his life. At present, the problems of the Sino-Russian border have been finally resolved long ago. There is no doubt that the scientific research and discussions on issues related to territory and borders in the history of Sino-Soviet relations can be made. However, such research and discussions should be based on reliable sources.