Russia-Abkhazia: Where to Set the Border

Oct 04, 2011 No Comments by

A border dispute over a small village near the ski resorts where the winter Olympics of Sochi 2014 are set to take place has caused some skirmishes between Moscow and the de facto authorities of Sukhumi.

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Abkhazia: Rockers Resilient Amid Sukhumi’s Hard Knocks

May 03, 2011 1 Comment by

It’s Thursday night at the Soviet-era House of Culture in Agudzera, a village outside Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway region of Abkhazia, and three Abkhaz rock bands are setting up for a concert.

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Make the Winter Olympics Urban

Mar 05, 2010 1 Comment by

We did not see much of the Vancouver Winter Olympics as we were in Brazil . . . though it was a delight to watch some events on Brazilian TV, which was uninterrupted by commercials!  Whatever you may think of the Olympics, the athletic feats are impressive, the stories behind some of the Olympians are [...]

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