A reply to EDITORIAL: Bulldogging Georgia - The Washington Times (22 Oct. 2009)
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posted by circassiankama on October, 2009 as Abkhazia
The article describes Russia’s ”occupation “ of Abkhazia and
South Ossetia, thereby naively accepting the Georgian argument that
treats them as parts of Georgia. This prejudges the issue and presents
the American readership with a simplistic conclusion about a problem in
the far-distant Caucasus, which few in the West can probably locate on
a map, let alone properly understand.
No doubt, it is a
difficult lesson to learn that it was Georgian troops who crossed the
Georgian-Abkhazian border along the River Ingur when they invaded
Abkhazia on 14 August 1992 to fight a 13-month war to subjugate us
Abkhazians. The Abkhazian nation survived despite the attempt of the
Georgian establishment to rid itself of our nation for the impudence we
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The Washington Times: Abkhazia will succeed
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
Friday, October 16, 2009
Abkhazia will succeedPresident Sergei Bagapsh
My country is recognized by Russia, Nicaragua and Venezuela. A
long-awaited European Union report recently concluded that any
government recognizing us would be violating the law.
You might wonder then why I am so optimistic, indeed certain,
that the independence of Abkhazia not only is assured, but that we will
thrive politically and economically. Furthermore, ... >> full artcle...
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CircassianWorld: Akhra Started Active Work
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
Akhra Started Active Work
September 27, 1993, Sukhum,
the capital of Abkhazia, was freed from Georgian troops. This directly
involved Caucasian volunteers. In particular, the man who hoisted the
flag over the Abkhazian Government House was a Kabardian Volunteer -
Aslan Abayev.
On the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the
liberation of Sukhum, there was a solemn procession in the city.
Members of the Adyghe Khase, Republic of Abkhazia (Akhra), together
with a delegation from the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic (KBR), gathered
in the square at the front of the Memorial of Glory, laid wreaths of
flowers in honour of the victims of the Abkhazian Patriotic War of
1992-93. At the memorial (in the form of a dagger) were written the
names of all those who gave their lives for the freedom of Abkhazia.
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Scraps of Moscow: Abkhazian National Library - a thank-you, and an R.I.P.
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
When I visited Abkhazia this spring, I was assuming I would encounter a
substantial degree of hostility toward me as an American. In fact, I
encountered nothing of the sort. I also encountered substantially less
Sovok
than I had expected. One of the more pleasant experiences of my time
in Sukhumi was visiting the national library and talking with the
librarians and archivists there. These professionals offered me more
research assistance than I would have expected to receive (having
arrived unintroduced and unaccredited) in Moscow or Washington at
similar establishments - granted, researchers ...
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AbkhazWorld: Europe must stand up for Abkhazia and S. Ossetia: 'Response to recent correspondence in The Guardian'
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
| Europe must stand up for Abkhazia and S. Ossetia: 'Response to recent correspondence in The Guardian' |
| Friday, 09 October 2009 15:01 |
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Pace Vaclav Havel and the co-signatories of his letter (Guardian 22nd September), ''Europe must stand up for Georgia''
The lessons of history seem not to have been learnt by your correspondents, for they blindly ignore the fact of the existence of both Abkhazia and South Ossetia as entities in their own right. As long as the problem is (mis)conceived as a purely Russo-Georgian affair, in which Russia is demonized as the aggressor and Georgia the victim, there will be no resolution. Mr. Havel and his colleagues are perhaps unaware that the borders of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic were drawn by Georgian nationals, Stalin ... | >> full artcle...
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