Bass to Yerevan, Raul new Abkhaz boss, more Dariali mud, Melnikov Girvliani cops plea, mayor sends poor kids to monastery (which is weird) UNM Ukraine support demo, Russians detain Gerogian along South Osset line, more Bakaradze HSBC stuff, tree choppers fined & ticked off, NDI poll, residence permits and new visa rules, prisoner fight, Ebola monitoring, Georgian ISAF award, Kakhi plays in Almaty, export boost to Russia, Turk paper on 2012 Tbilisi Sepāh plot, NATO Wales, Lavada on Russians on Abkhaz and Osetia and Georgia, free Hep C drugs for prisoners, film awards, Brides and President, Ali and Nino, shuki price drop, KaZantip probs, Alasania in CAR ice bucket, Abkhaz line clinic, Margvel’s declaration, Racha rain, Geo consulate in Donetsk bombed, 74% pass U exams, PM in Yerevan, Khevsur historical building fixed, Margvel award, ticked off Russian girls, Misha on Groundhog Day, Czechs on Georgian hero, Georgian classes in London
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A discussion in English of the week in Georgia (the one near Chechnya not the one near Alabama) Don't know what a podcast is? Don't worry, just click on it and listen. კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება! თუ ინგლისური იცით, დააჭირეთ ისარს და მოისმინეთ კვირის საინტერესო ამბები
Don't know what a podcast is? Don't worry, just click on it and listen. That's it. Nothing scary about it.
კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება! თუ ინგლისური იცით, დააჭირეთ ისარს და მოისმინეთ კვირის საინტერესო ამბები.
The MEME of the week: The first one is a video of two Russian-speaking girls talking about their disappointment with this year’s KaZantip held in Anaklia, Georgia. Link: http://bit.ly/1pmY5nV
The second meme is two guys form Zestafoni are doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Except – their buckets are empty because they don’t have running water! The guys nominate the Zestafoni water company to do the challenge. Link: http://on.fb.me/1C7hzRC
THINGS TO READ
A story in Foreign Policy profiling an IDP family from Abkhazia living in Samegrelo, their daily life and hopes. Link: http://atfp.co/1tfujmV
Misha wrote an article for Foreign Policy magazine, called “Groundhog Day and Putin the Predator.” He says we know Putin’s playbook in Georgia and Ukraine; enough with appeasement; the only way to stop him is through military victory. Link: http://atfp.co/1tPmm5D
An article by Manana Vardiashvili for IWPR about future lack of funding for HIV treatments in Georgia. Link: http://bit.ly/1mZ4obY
Liz Fuller’s Caucasus Report for Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty. She assesses the pre-election situation in Abkhazia. Link: http://bit.ly/YYLSed
The Prague Post speaks with Georgian Soviet-era dissident Revaz Tsintsadze. He was imprisoned in a psychiatric clinic for two years for speaking out against the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Link: http://bit.ly/1pNbqp1
Forbes magazine looks at countries where billionaires have the most control. Ex-Soviet states top the list, including Georgia.
Link: http://onforb.es/1tfusqq
A survey of public attitudes in Georgia, published by NDI for the period of August 2014. Looks at the Church’s influence, minorities, employment, European integration, and more. Link: http://bit.ly/1C7i6TT
The latest blogpost by the CRRC looks at the interaction between emigration, remittances, and language – mainly knowledge of English – in Georgia. Link: http://bit.ly/1tHOg4g
Watch a documentary film made by EVS volunteers at Tbilisi’s Caucasus House, called ‘Divided.’ It looks at the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
Link: http://bit.ly/1liHReB
Shit?
The one near Chechnya and not Alabama huh? LOL. I can see this POD cast is going to be an excellent source of amusement. Let’s here it…
Hi, I live in the Bay Area, born and raised in Georgia, you know the one near Chechnya not Alabama, although I have lived there as well. I’ve spent many years in your neck of the woods in SF. Would love to talk to you about Georgia. dtsa0777@gmail.com
Sincerely,
David
EBRD strategy update on Georgia
http://www.ebrd.com/downloads/country/strategy/georgia.pdf