Tbilisi is hell-bent on winning the hearts and minds of those at the helm in Brussels, albeit at the expense of parting ways with deep-rooted conservative ideals. Georgia is a poster child for the limitless heights sovereign states can set out to...
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Imprisoned twice on spurious charges by the Soviet authorities, Sergey Parajanov – claimed by both Armenia and Georgia – nevertheless managed to create one...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Underneath the streets of Tbilisi lies a network of Soviet-era tunnels, bomb shelters and sinister prisons about which most locals know very little. For much of this...
Across the former Soviet Union – and beyond – vast mosaics remain some of the most enduring relics of the communist era. In virtually every city between...
Never before have local elections been so important for Georgia’s future. As Georgia prepares for runoffs in the most important local elections in the country’s...
Tbilisi’s Armenian heritage is danger of being forgotten entirely, but there is some hope. Armenian intellectuals, wealthy merchants and leading cultural figures...
Mikheil Saakashvili’s return to Georgia last weekend – and his subsequent arrest – likely had little impact on the country’s local elections. In his...
Georgia’s local elections – scheduled for October 2 – are this year about far more than mayors and local councils. The stakes in Georgia’s upcoming...
In some places the biggest headache associated with air travel is often not Covid tests or vaccine passports, but the hassle of getting to and from the airport. How does...
As the West beefs up sanctions against Belarus, Georgia has begun cooperating with its repressive State Security Committee – still known as the KGB...
