This movie features 7 different characters, with different ethnicities, languages, religions, professions and lifestyles. All have one thing in common – they consider Georgia as their homeland, showing that it is possible to keep close to one’s roots while at the same time feel like active members of a diverse Georgian society. Director: Nikoloz Mchedlidze The Film was created by the youth initiative group that were participating in the Caucasian House and International Alert project Youth Lead Civic Dialogue.
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The new Caucasian House documentary IN SEARCH OF DIVERSITY will be screened at Caucasian House on the 9th of October at 7 pm. Film trailer: Synopsis: Georgia has a long-standing history of multiculturalism. Representatives of many different ethnicities (some counting very few representatives) lived on this land alongside Georgians. The wider society tends to know little about their peer citizens and their culture. This movie features 7 different characters, with different ethnicities, languages, religions, professions and lifestyles. All have one thing in common – they consider Georgia as their homeland, showing that it is possible to keep close to one’s…
Iryna Shvets Ph.D. student in Political Science, an assistant at Eastern Partnership Center of Opole University Euromaidan or the Revolution of Dignity was seen by many in Ukraine as a “birth” or “rebirth” of the Ukrainian civil society. It was argued that the most prominent feature of the revolution was an emergence of the new society based on the values of democracy, dignity, political and human rights and individual civic responsibility (Stepanenko, p.43). Four years after the Revolution we are witnessing the general dissatisfaction and disappointment with the current state of affairs – promised reforms were not realized, some realized…
Luka Ekhvaia Graduate of the MIREES at the University of Bologna After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the turbulent and puzzled transition process has begun. This was the historical moment when it was deeply believed that Francis Fukuyama’s prediction was materialized and liberalism won the battle firstly against absolutism, later against Bolshevism and fascism, and then against the Marxism.[1] Fukuyama anticipated that Western liberal democracy has reached the unequivocal and decisive victory and this trending set of ideas were monopolizing the entire planet including newly born independent states of the former Soviet Union block. This was the momentous episode…
Ana Andguladze Policy Researcher International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) Introduction Just recently Georgia, a country situated in the heart of the South Caucasus, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the declaration of the first Democratic Republic of Georgia. During these 100 years Georgia has spent seven decades under Soviet Regime and regained independence in 1991. That year marked not only the beginning of the era of a sovereign and independent state of Georgia, but also the start of turbulent and challenging times for a country going through the demanding process of transition. On a rocky way of rebuilding…
The account shows that, from 1991 until today (2016), Georgia’s policy towards Russia has gone through several differing phases. The margin between these periods mainly coincides with the terms of the four governments from this period. It should be noted that over these 25 years, Georgia tried almost all possible approaches towards its relations with Russia, from extreme confrontation to bandwagoning. Publication Date: 2017 ISBN: Tags: Georgia, Russia, 25 Years Download the full text
On January 24, at 19:00 a public discussion “The Prisoner Exchange Process and Its Possible Political Consequences for Sokhumi” was held at Caucasian House. On the 5th of December, 2017 Giorgi Lukava was released from the Sokhumi’s Dranda Prison after almost 7 years of imprisonment and handed over to Georgian side. Georgian goverment evaluated this fact as a positive example of cooperation in humanitarian issues. Though, release of Lukava was met with anti-governmental demonstrations in Sokhumi. Members of opposition and activists criticized Raul Khajimba for his decision and demanded his resignation. Speakers at the discussion were: Lasha Darsalia – First…
On January 24, at 19:00 a public discussion “The Prisoner Exchange Process and Its Possible Political Consequences for Sokhumi” will be held at Caucasian House. On the 5th of December, 2017 Giorgi Lukava was released from the Sokhumi’s Dranda Prison after almost 7 years of imprisonment and handed over to Georgian side. Georgian goverment evaluated this fact as a positive example of cooperation in humanitarian issues. Though, release of Lukava was met with anti-governmental demonstrations in Sokhumi. Members of opposition and activists criticized Raul Khajimba for his decision and demanded his resignation. Speakers will discuss why did Lukava’s release caused…
Aleksi Iasashvili After the war of 2008 and Russia’s recognition of Abkhazia as an independent state, many lost their illusions that the conflicts could be solved not only by military forces, but also by peaceful means. Many other illusions and expectations besides these also disappeared, but the most important point is that the need to review the policy governing relations with the conflict regions became more urgent. After the political movement ‘Georgian Dream’ came to power, two aspects of the policy governing relations with Abkhazia came to the fore: one international, and one local. At the international level, the occupied…
On 25th of December at 19:00 Toma Chagelishvili’s documentary I DIDN’T CROSS THE BORDER, THE BORDER CROSSED ME will be screened at Contemporary Art Space in Batumi. Synopsis: The villagers of Churvaleti knew since the end of the Georgian war in 2008 that they were living on a border. Life was simple, but not far from normal. Until a while ago, when Russian patrols started drawing the borderline and putting up barbed wire fences. In Churvaleti, the barbed wire fence goes right through the village. Families and communities got divided. Every other hour border patrols pass by and put anyone…
