3Vote!
The New York Review of Books (Free subscription) | yesterday
Michael Greenberg A refugee camp in Gori, Georgia, 2009; photographs by Alex Majoli from Georgian Spring , to be published by Magnum Photos and Chris Boot in December More than fifteen months have passed since war broke out between Georgia and Russia. The war lasted five days, the amount of time it took for the Russian army to rout Georgia’s tiny, American-trained defense forces. It was the...
3Vote!
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | yesterday
BY MOLLY CORSO A proposal to revamp Georgia's aggressive financial police is raising red flags among some Georgian economists, who see the planned restructuring as contradicting the Georgian government's libertarian economic outlook.
3Vote!
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenkoon Thursday met with his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili, pledging to further enhance bilateral relations and cooperation. At a joint press conference held after their meeting, Yushchenko said there is no any problems in the relationship between Ukraine and Georgia. Both sides are willing to strengthen mutual cooperation in various fields. "Ukraine...
3Vote!
France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Vladimir Putin on Friday delivered one of his most searing attacks yet against the Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him. Asked at a news conference to comment on Saakashvili's current visit to Kiev, the Russian strongman premier known for his bad boy image and sharp tongue said the Georgian leader and his host, Ukraine's fiercely pro-Western president...
3Vote!
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A EURASIANET AUDIO SLIDESHOW BY TEMO BARDZIMASHVILI Almost every day, Ramiz Beridze, a 78-year-old widower, climbs a hill in his native region of Achara, a Georgian province on the Black Sea, to set a net for birds of prey. Falconry is the only thing that he does and the only thing he enjoys. But Berdize's hobby -- a traditional sport across Georgia -- raises questions about Achara's status as one...
4Vote!
The Independent (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
They knew the rain was coming in Cockermouth but nobody could have guessed how much and just how quickly it would fall. Yesterday, as the waters began to recede from the worst flood in memory, a thick layer of sludge coated the outsides of the pastel-coloured shops in the Georgian market square. Here, where a young William Wordsworth first mused on daffodils and the beauty of the Lakeland scenery...
3Vote!
Global Security (Free subscription) | yesterday
S. Ossetian President Kokoity: Former Georgian republic "anticipates" its recognition by Belarus.
3Vote!
Ivebeenreadinglately (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
A post by Patrick Kurp at Anecdotal Evidence last week about Peter Ackroyd 's novel The Lambs of London (2004) reminded me that I had a copy of that book, unread, on my shelves, purchased several years ago when all I knew of Charles and Mary Lamb was their Tales from Shakespeare . Patrick's post gives a good sense of the pleasures of this slim novel (and you can also turn to him for praise of Charles...
3Vote!
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Part of the point of a presidential library is that it's a monument to a leader's legacy--his style, his enduring affect on the world, even his reading habits...or lack thereof. Speaking of which, Laura Bush unveiled the design for her husband's book joint this week, and the ultra-traditional structure that nods to Washington but bows to the rest of Southern Methodist University's campus isn't winning...
5Vote!
Carbon-Based (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Martin Wainwright in the Guardian (UK) : The twin rivers that bring thousands of tourists to Cockermouth turned on the town after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, driving 250 people out of their homes. Torrents flung cars across the picturesque centre, sweeping through Wordsworth's birthplace and ransacking one of the largest concentrations of small, independent shops in the north. "See...
3Vote!
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity said the former Georgian republic "anticipates" its recognition by Belarus, but "does not insist" on an immediate decision.
3Vote!
The One-Line Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
Soviet Union Short Film Original Title: აპრილი Director: Otar Iosseliani Writers: Erlom Akhvlediani, Otar Iosseliani Cinematographer: Yuri Fednev Composer: Sulkhan Nasidze Cast: T. Chanturia, Gia Chiraqadze, A. Chikvaidze, V. Maisuradze, A. Jorbenadze A young couple, deeply in love, move into an empty flat and gradually fill it with furniture and ornaments, transferring...
5Vote!
The Lichfield Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lichfield will be transported back in time as part of a special festive celebration. The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum will host Christmas Light Night on November 26. The event will allow visitors to step back into Georgian Lichfield with a late night costumed Museum opening including craft activities and Christmas decoration workshops for adults and children, as well [...]
3Vote!
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | yesterday
"The Georgian Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sports should bear the responsibility," the Diocese said in a statement Thursday.
3Vote!
mexture | 06/10/2008
The Ukrainian president went to power thanks to the orange revolution in Ukraine, since then the Ukrainian government is experiencing a period of instability. Viktor Yushchenko has supplied the Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili with tanks and army artillery that have been used to invade South Ossetia on the 08 August 2008, also there are voices that Georgian tanks pilots have been trained in Kiev
Videos
