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...
A major section of a 14th century Armenian church in Tbilisi, Georgia, collapsed Wednesday evening, after years of neglect by the authorities to repair the historic structure, reported the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church on Thursday.The St. Gevorg of Mughni Church, built in 1356, had been entirely rebuilt in 1756. It is made of brick and its architectural typology is that of a
Andy Garcia plays Saakashvili in Renny Harlin's Georgia Harlin's anti-war film about the 2008 war in the Caucasus began shooting in Georgia at the weekend Andy Garcia in the role of Mikheil Saakashvili in the presidential office in Tbilisi In the hot seat … Andy Garcia, in the role of...
Utopian soviet architecture, futuristic and sci-fi, photographed by Frederic Chaubin, editor of French magazine Citizen K. Interview and photos from Ping Mag. The architect who designed the building below was influenced by a sketch of an imaginary city drawn by a Russian artist. “Roads Ministry” (Tbilisi, Georgia, 1975). For more information on the others, see Ping.
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region, recognized as an independent state by Russia, has cut another of its ties with Georgia by adopting Russia's international dialing code.
Today I hope folks will take a moment to say thank you to those veterans who have served our country in good times and bad, in the USA and elsewhere. They stand ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In our groups of friends, I'm lucky to call one of our active military a friend. Whether it's a simply greeting, or something more elaborate is up to you. Thank you from our family to those...
A EURASIANET PHOTO STORY BY GIORGI LOMSADZE AND MOLLY CORSO As the US Marines train Georgian troops for service in Afghanistan, questions remain about whether or not the US coaching is helping the Georgian army to tackle defense challenges closer to home. One Georgian government official told EurasiaNet that White House interest in good relations with Moscow has so far delayed any broader assistance....
Buzzing with anticipation after hosting its first Hollywood film production, ex-Soviet Georgia is stepping up efforts to attract foreign filmmakers and their multi-million-dollar budgets. Following recent visits by stars Andy Garcia and Val Kilmer to shoot scenes for a film on last year's Georgia-Russia war, officials in Tbilisi are hoping to lure more foreign productions with a wide-ranging government...
The US has offered to sell Georgia up to $100 million worth of weapons, which would include, among others, a sophisticated air defense system, small arms and ammunition, according to Russian security services. Russia's General Staff says the offer was made by a private arms manufacturer after Tbilisi asked Washington for its military assistance, Itar-Tass news agency reports. Read more
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