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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.
Here’s a good link “providing background information and resources concerning the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, slated to convene in Crete June 16-27, 2016” (from OCA website). https://www.orthodoxcouncil.org/preparation-of-a-council-a-history
The MEME this week is a photo of the Bank of Georgia headquarters in Tbilisi. The 1970s-era building was recently included in This Brutal World, a survey of brutalist architecture around the world by London-based designer Peter Chadwick.
Link: http://bit.ly/1US9xF2
THINGS TO READ
National Geographic includes Georgia in its list of countries that deserve more travelers. Link: http://bit.ly/1W2R2QS
The CRRC blog looks at public trust in social and political institutions. Spoiler: The numbers don’t look good.
Link: http://bit.ly/1Ywm8k3
Michael Cecire writes in Intellinews about the EU’s decision not to waive visa requirements for Georgia.
Link: http://bit.ly/1tzLIcP
Londa Beria writes in Chai Khana about Tkem-lovana, a Georgian village with only three inhabitants.
Link: http://bit.ly/1XYUi1s
New Eastern Europe previews Georgia’s position ahead of the NATO Warsaw Summit.
Link: http://bit.ly/1ZVpU5m
Giorgi Lomsadze writes in EurasiaNet about the one-year anniversary of the Tbilisi floods.
Link: http://bit.ly/266Wvc2
The European Court of Human Rights publishes the written judgement on the Merabishvili case.
Link: http://bit.ly/1YwkUFv