Georgia
Udi, a dying language with its own alphabet, sees a revival in this small Georgian town
Udi is a language with its own ancient alphabet and an unlikely grammatical feature that some linguists believe is unique. Now, researchers in Georgia are trying to preserve the language from possible extinction.
Georgia’s proxy war with Russia has linguistic ripple effects
Longtime refugees in Georgia say goodbye to the Soviet-era sanatoriums they called home
As Putin’s war in Ukraine continues, historians say it’s crucial to reflect on Stalin’s reign in the Soviet era
Russians in Georgia help to evacuate Ukrainians
The new Russian diaspora finds a home in Istanbul
More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine in the violence of the past three weeks. At the same time, a smaller, more privileged migration route is emerging in eastern cities like Istanbul.
In Georgia, a young Latina reluctantly casts her primary vote for Biden
Leticia Arcila, a 20-year-old first-generation Mexican American living in Atlanta, was eager to cast her vote for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Georgia primary. When the coronavirus hit, the primary was delayed — and Sanders dropped out of the race.
20 years of Putin in power: A timeline
Last year marked two decades of Vladimir Putin in power in Russia. Here are the events that have shaped — or been shaped — by the former KGB officer.
NATO agreed Georgia would join. Why hasn’t it happened?
The Republic of Georgia has been waiting to join NATO for more than a decade. Why hasn't it happened?
World's earliest evidence of grape wine-making discovered in country of Georgia
The world's earliest evidence of grape wine-making has been detected in 8,000-year-old pottery jars unearthed in Georgia, making the tradition almost 1,000 years older than previously thought, researchers said Monday
Georgian feminists are beacons of light in a region darkening for women
Even as freedoms for women are constricting in neighboring Turkey and Russia, women in Tbilisi, Georgia are more free than ever, they say
Take a tour of the 'Home Depot of Soviet past'
In the former Soviet state of Georgia is a sprawling open-air hardware store called the Eliava. Vendors there sell building materials, tools and machinery — much of it from Soviet days and Russian-made.
Sausage-wielding attackers raid vegan cafe in Tbilisi, Georgia
It was no idle prank. The cafe's owners say an ultranationalist neo-Nazi group was responsible.
Animals roam streets of Tbilisi after flooding kills 12 people and destroys city zoo
Flash floods in the nation of Georgia have killed at least a dozen people in the country's capital, Tiblisi. For locals, it was terrifying. And not just because zoo animals started roaming the streets.
What Ferguson has shown us about race relations in America
Timeline: The shooting of two Ferguson police officers is just the latest tumult in the Missouri town where a police officer killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in August.