As a result of global and internal factors, the Russian Empire, in the form of the Soviet Union, collapsed, and Georgia regained its centuries-old independence.
When I moved to Georgia in February 2022, my aim was to raise awareness about the South Caucasus region in Germany and promote liberal democracy in a European context.
A struggle over memory
Author : Badri Okudjava
The latest issue of New Iveria features two articles on historical memory and archival policy in contemporary Georgia. The author of the first article is David Khvadagiani, a researcher at the Soviet Past Research Laboratory and a colleague of mine, and the second is by historian Timothy Blauvelt, a professor at Ilia State University.
Until now, there existed only the ‘Tsar Bell’ on display in the Kremlin, which never rang. And the ‘Tsar Cannon’ from the same Kremlin, which never fired.
