Georgia Diary: A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus
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Georgia Diary: A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus

A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus

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Georgia Diary: A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus

A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus

About this book

First Published in 2015. The author of the acclaimed Azerbaijan Diary and Chechnya Diary now recounts his experiences in the strife-ridden Republic of Georgia. Soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Georgia fell prey to a series of power struggles, rampant crime and corruption, secessionist wars, and the spillover of the war in neighboring Chechenya. Journalist Goltz traces these developments with the same kind of vivid, personal narrative that made his previous books so compelling. This fast-paced, first-person account is filled with fascinating details about the ongoing struggles of this little-known region of the former Soviet Union. Featuring memorable portraits of individuals in high places and low, it traces the story from 1992 through the Rose Revolution, the resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze, and the new presidency of U.S.-educated Mikhail Saakashvili.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781317469872
Subtopic
World History
Index

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Abashidze, Asian (“Batano”), xiv, 51, 261, 110–113, 120, 129, 200, 228, 232, 233
Abkhaz, 10, 56–63, 86, 106
as a minority in own country, 51, 62
diaspora of, 62, 70, 71, 220
language of, xxviii, 56, 72
“Abkhaz Battalion,” 135. See also Basayev; Chechnya; Circassians
Abkhazia, Autonomous Republic of, xv, xx, xxi–xxii, 10, 34, 51, 56–63, 106, 130, 133–138, 148, 195, 200, 204, 211–221, 229, 242, 245, 247
beauty of “Red Riviera,” 57, 62
creation myth of, 56
as minority in own country, 51, 52
Orthodox Church of, 63–66. See also Metropolitan David
Parliament of, 60, 133
recognition of, 285, 289
and Russia-Georgia war, 252, 253, 254, 255, 261, 283, 288
Russian influence in, 59–60, 130, 243
Russian policy toward, 259–260, 276, 285
“Texas Solution” for, 59, 242
U.S. policy toward, 267
war in, xv, xx, xxi–xxii, 10, 133–136, 138–142, 147–148, 151–182 See also Ardzinba; Sukhumi
Acharistskali River, 116
Achaemenian Empire, 20, 23. See also Persia
Adamkus, Valdas, 289
Adjaria, Autonomous Republic of, 10, 49–50, 107–121, 122, 228, 232, 233, 243, 261. See also Abashidze, Batumi
Adyghe, 61, 134. See also Circassians
AES Corporation, 230. See also Powertrip, Scholey
Afghanistan, xiii, xix, 91, 135, 257–258
Agayev, Yusuf, ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Map of Georgia
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments and Special Thanks
  10. Prologue: A (New) Caucasian Chalk Circle
  11. I: A Complex History
  12. II: Past as Prelude
  13. III: The Wretched Riviera
  14. IV: There Dwell Dragons
  15. Epilogue: The Olympics War
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index

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