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The region of present-day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries AD and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th to the 13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR until the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Despite myriad problems, some progress on market reforms and democratization has been made since then. An attempt by the government to manipulate legislative elections in November 2003 touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. New elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his National Movement Party. To be updated

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By kptnkrazy
August 14th 2006

Goodbye Georgia

Asia » Georgia

jacques olivier, me, and dato papuashvili

The summer is over and I’m heading back to New York in a little over 24 hours. The past few months have been an amazing experience. I really didn’t know what to expect this summer, and I must confess, it has exceeded all my expectations. I arrived in Tbilisi without really knowing if I had a job or what I would do. My plan of action was to travel around, enjoy the culture, maybe drink some good Georgian wine, and generally live the lazy expat life. And while I did manage to get some traveling done—I got to go all over [View Full Entry]

By kptnkrazy
July 31st 2006

In Search of Stalin

Asia » Georgia

Stalin
He still stands in Gori's central square!

First off, let me tell you: I'm done traveling. I've worked the past 4 out of 5 weekends, and when I wasn't working, I was in Azerbaijan. So, this past weekend was my first weekend off (except I did eventually end up working Saturday) and I greatly enjoyed spending the week planning my vigorous schedule of pajama wearing and travelblog typing. I’m only telling you this because you need to understand how only the most exciting of adventures could seduce me out of my pajamas into my travel shoes. And this adventure was none other than operation “Stalk Stalin’s Great Grand [View Full Entry]

By Byrkjeland
July 28th 2006

Magetroebbel

Asia » Georgia

Fremste rekke: alle oss, bakerste rekke: hele Aserbajdsjan

Foerst og fremst, beklager at det ikke kommer bilder i dag. Jeg faar ikke lastet dem over paa maskina, og saa klager de som jobber her paa kabelen vaar. Siden forrige gang har vi holdt oss i Tbilisi. Det ble ikke tur til Kazbegi, det til tross for at vi har funnet ut at Kazbegi ikke ligger i Soer-Ossetia, bare ganske naert. Derfor valgte vi en kortere og lettere utflukt paa onsdag, nemlig til Davit Gareja. Davit Gareja er et omraade med hele 19 gamle kloster som ligger helt paa grensa til Aserbajdsjan, bare noen mil unna Tbilisi. Vi var ikke [View Full Entry]

By Byrkjeland
July 25th 2006

GORI - plankene roper paa deg!

Asia » Georgia

Josef Stalin

God ettermiddag, kjaere lesere! En varm og ganske svett hilsen sendes dere fra Tbilisi, min nye favorittby. Sydenlivet er over for denne gang, og vi maa vel alle si oss enige i at vi hadde valgt litt feil sydenby. Batumi var for all del sjarmerende, og hadde en helt brukbar badestrand. Men i dag fikk vi nyss om at Batumi er en av Europas vaateste byer. Dette kan vi bekrefte. Fra Batumi dro vi til Gori, en by halvannen time fra Tbilisi. Dette i ens aerend for Georgias store soenn, Josef Dzhugashvili, eller Josef Stalin, som han gjerne kalte seg i [View Full Entry]

Stalin sitt barndomshjem, med museet hans i bakgrunnen

Saa stor plass hadde vi paa soverommet i Gori

By kptnkrazy
July 25th 2006

Kazbegi

Asia » Georgia

On our way
Dana and I in our Marshrutka (minibus) to Kazbegi

Because I’ve managed to see Georgia East to West to South…I decided it was finally time for me to see the North. There aren’t many safe places to see up north…especially since Svaneti jumped on the bandwagon of separatist states last week. But Kazbegi is one of the last remaining bastions of safe tourism, and it was definitely worth visiting. Besides, everyone in the US kept calling and telling me that Russian troops were invading, so I thought I’d go and check out the border…ya’ know…see for myself…just kidding mom! We went to [View Full Entry]

By Dr Jon
July 24th 2006

Georgia on my mind

Asia » Georgia

companions
My travel companions, Holly and Liesel overlooking Tbilisi. (Leisel is the shorter one.)

Like Armenia, Georgia is a blank spot in my mental ethnography. For too long it was swallowed up in that huge amorphous blob called the Soviet Union. But Georgia occupies a very special place in the Russian romantic imagination. Georgian legends filled with mystical knights, slashing tusks, and leaping stags fueled 19th-century Russian poets. Today Georgia is a fragile country. Since independence in 1991 a military coup replaced one president and a popular uprising replaced another. Bandits and kidnappers prowl some areas, Russian troops and Chechen rebels are fighting in the Pankisi Gorge, [View Full Entry]

By Byrkjeland
July 22nd 2006

Georgia on my mind

Asia » Georgia

Eplehagen vaar i Lahic

Hei, naa er det lenge siden siste innlegg, og jeg maa takke for mange flotte kommentarer. Flere bilder kommer, vi glemte bare aa ta med oss kabel i dag. Jeg skal sette meg ned og legge innpaa masse bilder veldig snart. Og kjaere deg Sigrid, jeg er noedt aa godkjenne kommentarene foer de blir publisert. Saa derfor holder det med en kommentar. Men fire er jo graadig hyggelig. Kaspihavet var lettsaltet, men jeg saa ingen eremittkreps. Kameleoner, slanger og villesel har vi sett. Noe som frister? Som dere skjoenner, har vi naa kommet oss inn i Georgia. Vi tok turen fra [View Full Entry]

By His Dudeness
July 18th 2006

Vodka, wine and the mountains

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi

Tbilisi
View of Tbilisi from Narikala Fortress

Ah... Georgia, sweet Georgia... You make me so drunk!! The last week and a half I have spent in Tbilisi, the charming capital of this country, and the mountains... In Tbilisi I met some great people at Irena's Home stay, both travellers and the family and friends of the family. This lead to some good parties and lots of consummation of vodka! Of course I also looked at some sites; I strolled around the town, took daytrips to Mtskheta their religious capital, Davit Gareja an old monastic sight on the border with Azerbaijan and took a dip in Tbilisi Sea a [View Full Entry]

By kptnkrazy
July 18th 2006

Checking out Georgian Customs

Asia » Georgia

Travel Companions
From left to right: Dato who insists he is Armenian even though his family moved to Georgia over 200 years ago. Jacqui who insists she is Australian and moved to Georgia a mere 6 months ago. And Gio... [more]

One of my more interesting jobs this summer has been with AmCham’s Custom Project. We’ve been working on how to create a manual for Georgian researchers to time customs procedures at checkpoints along the border. One of my duties was to travel with some of the Customs team to checkpoints and assess how long it takes for goods to get through the customs process. Honestly, the work isn’t all that exciting. But! I did get a free trip around Georgia! On the first day we went east to Red Bridge which is on the Azeri border. Dato, our Armenian driver, was [View Full Entry]

By His Dudeness
July 7th 2006

In search of the Golden Fleece

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi

Batumi
Church of the Virgin Mary

Like Jason and his Argonauts in times past I went to Georgia to seek out the Golden Fleece... Unlike Jason I wasn't successful but I did find a country full of very hospitable people who enjoy feasting and who will take very well care of their guests! I also found the last Stalin fans in the world... He lives on in Gori his birthplace!! I entered Georgia at Batumi which is the country's main seaside resort... It's full of charming run down buildings from the turn of the century... Near by is Gonio a more or less intact Roman fortress. After [View Full Entry]

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