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Juja (originally published in 2010) fell into my hands as the second of Nino Haratischvili’s books I have read, following My Soul Twin (originally published in 2011). On the hunt for Georgian [...]

Diego Benning Wang examines how WWII commemoration in North and South Ossetia has normalized Stalin’s image and integrated contested claims of his Ossetian identity into regional memory politics.

Diego Benning Wang shows how Georgian-Ossetian ties shaped a national football identity that politics later fractured.

Diego Benning Wang examines the fragile survival of Abkhazia’s last Jewish community and the fading legacy of a once diverse Black Sea society.

Tamar Kapanadze reviews "Smiling Georgia", a film about an unfulfilled campaign promise that exposes how populism and poverty intersect in Georgia.

Diego Benning Wang examines how, despite the absence of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, clubs and players connected to the Caucasus give the region a modest but [...]

Riccardo Franceschetti reviews "Prisoners of Conscience", a collective film portraying political repression in Georgia through the stories of detainees.

Natalia Kopytnik reviews "The Lack of Light" by Nino Haratischwili, a book about friendship, trauma, and coming of age in 1990s Georgia.

Davit Jincharadze explains the three major aspects of Georgia’s resistance that he believes have to be won in 2026.

Stepping into the tensions lingering on street corners in Tbilisi can provide opportunities for bridging divides amid emotional chaos.