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Reflections on #Abkhazia | 14 August 1992 | http://www.reflectionsonabkhazia.net

Whoever loses homeland loses all. Abkhaz World: History & Politics of Abkhazia: News, Interview, Articles, Reports, Historical Materials, Ebooks, Maps, Videos, Music, Podcasts. Apsny, Abhazya, Abjasia, Abcasia

Whoever loses homeland loses all. Abkhaz World: History & Politics of Abkhazia: News, Interview, Articles, Reports, Historical Materials, Ebooks, Maps, Videos, Music, Podcasts. Apsny, Abhazya, Abjasia, Abcasia

What is life like in Abkhazia, an independent state that is not recognised elsewhere?

The Palme Center has decided to make public a report on the human rights situation in Abkhazia, a disputed territory in the former Soviet Union.

Abkhaz - Adyghe Diaspora in the Making Bringing together two UK-educated specialists in Caucasian Affairs, this forum will discuss the UK’s Abkhaz-Adyghe diaspora in the making. Giving a historical perspective on the formation of AbkhazAdyghe diaspora communities and their cultural and political org...

Caucasian Knot -- In January, the website “Mashable.com” published, in the article "Peoples of the Russian Empire", some photos from the stock of the library of the US Congress, including a portrait of an "Afro-Abkhazian" – a man in a beshmet and a fur hat with a naked dagger, having Negroid facial…

NOT long ago, in the village of Tarnish in the Soviet Republic of Abkhasia, I raised my glass of wine to toast a man who looked no more than 70. “May you live as long as Moses (120 years),” i said. He was not pleased. He was 119.

The relationship between Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev began when Cuba became a communist country and Cuba started to establish close relations with the Soviet Union. Both Fidel and Nikita shared the same beliefs, such as communism was the best type of government rather than capitalism. During…

Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the settlement of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, and now a professor at the University of Potsdam, Dieter Boden, arrived in Sukhum at the invitation of the German "Berghof" Foundation.

eureporter -- With the Association Agreement between the EU and Georgia signed in 2014, the actual integration process for Georgia seems to have fully entered into force, writes Olga Malik.

"Hara Harwaa Reihaby" [The Leader of Our Soldiers] is a musical film in which there is a collection of songs which were born in one of the most challenging p...

A highlight of a trip to amazing Abkhazia, a land of waterfalls, mountains and endless adventures. (Some parts of footage is from Sochi and surrounding mountains) Filmed…

The full, translated interview transcript between Sophie Royle and the President of Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba.

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Официальный промо-ролик Чемпионата Мира по Футболу под эгидой КОНИФА в Абхазии 2016

SUKHUM -- On December 22 the Abkhazian State Philharmonic of R. Gumba holds an evening dedicated to the final presentation of the project "Mountain Abkhazia / Seasons", called "Country of the secret spirit of nature".

The paper presents a brief survey of the traditional religious practices as still, or until recent times, observed in the Caucasus. I postulate the possibility of a pan-Caucasian “mythological union” formed over centuries between all the Caucasian communities, and discuss in some detail a local “myt…

Mr. Hewitt, you have spent many years studying the history, languages and cultures of the people of the Caucasus. How did it all begin? How did you become interested in the Caucasus?

The statement by the Georgian Foreign Ministry that "Abkhazia does not participate in the Agricultural Exhibition in Berlin as an independent state" was perceived in Abkhazia with a surprise.

CCI Abkhazia issued an address to the Ambassador of Georgia Lado Chanturiya in Germany due to his hostile attitude to participation of Abkhazia in the "Green Week".

SUKHUM -- In the Cabinet of Ministers was presented the first stage of the "Strategy of socio-economic development of the Republic of Abkhazia until 2025".

During the presentation of the "Strategy of socio-economic development of the Republic of Abkhazia until 2025" assessed the demographic situation of the Republic of Abkhazia, based on the results of the corresponding case study.

Sculptor Arkhip and Sukhum's bronze inhabitants The master-sculpture of Arkhip Labakhua is full of interesting things and reminds one of a treasure-chest. Arkhip Labakhua is an inventor and sculptor who is taking Abkhazia in a new direction by developing a genre of urban sculpture. His works in bronze ("Chik", "Nika", "Penguin the philosopher", "Tachkum" and many other urban miniatures) endow Sukhum with a unique charm and flavour. - See more at: http://abkhazworld.com/aw/art-and-living/1375-sculptor-arkhip-and-sukhum-s-bronze-inhabitants

E-book: The International Legal Status of the Republic of Abkhazia by Viacheslav A. Chirikba http://bit.ly/1EVFaVz The people of Abkhazia have a long history of nationhood: a Kingdom in 8th - 10th centuries, a Principality in 13th - 19th centuries, a Soviet Republic in 1921 - 1931, on par with Georgia, an autonomous State within the Georgian SSR in 1931 - 1992, an independent Republic from 1993 on, recognized in 2008 by Russia and Nicaragua and then by several other states. The main part of the present book is a demonstration of the international legitimacy of the Abkhazian State. For the sake of convenience the text is given in the form of questions and answers. Attached to the main article are historical tables and statistical data, as well as images of historical symbols and portraits of the leaders of Abkhazia, from the period of the Abkhazian Kingdom to the modern times. - See more at: http://abkhazworld.com/aw/publications/e-library/1376-the-international-legal-status-of-the-republic-of-abkhazia

The first state news-agency "Apsnypress" on Saturday celebrates its twentieth anniversary.

Женеватәи аиҧыларақәа рхырхарҭеи, Европатәи ахеилак аофисқәа ареспубликаҿы русура азҵаарақәеи ирылацәажәеит иахьа Аҧсны Аҳәынҭқарра Ахада Рауль Ҳаџьымбеи, Аа...

Передача "Вечерний экспресс" - Аслан Барателия автор и ведущий Адгур Гунба

SUKHUM -- The Abkhaz State Youth Theatre began its work on the stage of the Abkhaz drama theatre, where young actors presented the play "We are Abkhazians, Abkhazians," by the playwright and novelist Abkhaz Shota Chkadua, whose second name is "Doll".

The Abkhaz State Youth Theatre began its work on the stage of the Abkhaz drama theatre, where young actors presented the play "We are Abkhazians, Abkhazians," by the playwright and novelist Abkhaz Shota Chkadua, whose second name is "Doll". The play "We are Abkhazians, Abkhazians" was first staged by director Dmitry Kortava, and Amiran Tania played the leading role. The young actors dedicated their debut to the memory of those outstanding theatrical figures. Photo Credit: Sputnik Abkhazia