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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 Dittemus
August 8th 2004

Kulturchok i Georgien

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Gellerupparken ala Georgien
Dette syn mødte os i de fleste af Georgiens større byer - næsten smukt i al sin grimhed.

Vi var i Georgien i en måned, og det var en helt speciel oplevelse. Jeg kan ikke påstå det var kærlighed ved første blik - mere som et af den slags forhold der starter med en uforklarlig fascination og måske en smule afsky, som udvikler sig til forståelse og venskab, og som ender med at trænge dybt ind i sjælen, uden du helt er klar over hvordan det er sket. Vi fik lidt af et kulturchok da vi krydsede grænsen til Georgien fra Tyrkiet. Grænsen har været helt lukket i omkring 70 år, under det sovjetiske styre, som Georgien først blev [View Full Entry]

By aspiringnomad
July 22nd 2004

Paganism in vodka valley

Asia » Georgia

Truso Gorge

After the wonders of Svaneti there was only one place in Georgia that could really capture my imagination: Tusheti. With promises of more beautiful mountain scenery and unique traditions, completely isolated in north-eastern Georgia bordering Dagestan and Chechnya, Tusheti was an exciting if not easy place to visit.. Cut off from the rest of Georgia for 9 months a year when helicopters (in emergencies) are their only means of reaching this place - it is the most challenging and difficult to reach of Georgian destinations. Our experiences in Svaneti had convinced Robert a Dutch tour group le [View Full Entry]

By aspiringnomad
July 10th 2004

Culture shock in The Garden of Eden

Asia » Georgia

Svaneti
The Garden of Eden could be close by?

In the 1890’s a pipeline terminus, railway and refinery were built by the Rothschild family to carry Caspian Sea Oil from Baku to the Black Sea Port of Batumi. In 1902 a Georgian Revolutionary called Joseph Stalin learnt his trade here organising a strike against the Rothschild refinery for which he was sent to Siberia. In 1917 Batumi had more millionaires than Paris or London. When the revolutionaries finally prevailed the capitalists were kicked out, and during Soviet times Batumi became a popular holiday spot on the sub-tropical Black Sea coast. When Georgia finally achieved indepe [View Full Entry]