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<br />Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-86651574024059870102008-12-05T11:48:00.000-08:002008-12-05T11:52:42.480-08:00New Documentary Film: Crying Sun, The Impact of War in Mountains of ChechnyaCaucasus House presents new documentary film on harsh life in mountainous parts of Chechnya which is devastated by the ongoing bombing, looting, persecution, kidnapping, torture and murder of civilians by the Russian authorities and their Chechen allies.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hyJzGHIsqBk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hyJzGHIsqBk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-31374976645385320202008-12-03T11:58:00.000-08:002008-12-03T12:04:44.745-08:00Russian Journalist Aleksey Venedikov on Russian-Georgian WarRussian journalist from <a href="http://www.echo.msk.ru/">Echo Moskwa</a> Aleksey Venedikov's Video interview on Russian-Georgian War. Unfortunately the interview was conducted in Russian, however we will provide English translation soon.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uREWarrZ5no&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uREWarrZ5no&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-61712249773568381162008-12-03T09:46:00.000-08:002008-12-03T14:41:34.560-08:00Video Evidence of Intentional Destraction of Georgian Villages of Tamarasheni, Eredvi and Kurta in “South Ossetia”Eredvi:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T5UoyWlet0k&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T5UoyWlet0k&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Tamarasheni and Kurta:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=473A037E1CCFC3A2"><br />Clink here</a>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-33135028093541321932008-12-03T08:57:00.000-08:002008-12-03T09:05:29.615-08:00Abkhazia: Frozen Conflict?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIHe6N5BWfBIc-vIov5KQ0YbvY8o-kBegbUroF2gcIVAF37_TKFZ05lRVx5GAg6nDfLKKA1gYrvLRJ1LvCfusbktfT_AWlYbH16ZMxhHHXe-YYmmrnczzh80_7ljbNS8OicznOgNtDn8d/s1600-h/_42155176_swords_ap_416.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIHe6N5BWfBIc-vIov5KQ0YbvY8o-kBegbUroF2gcIVAF37_TKFZ05lRVx5GAg6nDfLKKA1gYrvLRJ1LvCfusbktfT_AWlYbH16ZMxhHHXe-YYmmrnczzh80_7ljbNS8OicznOgNtDn8d/s320/_42155176_swords_ap_416.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275609802353982914" border="0" /></a><strong>A Broken Bridge and Two Separate Banks<br /><br /></strong><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">by Mirian Jugheli</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All my short life, I remember conversations and discussions about the conflict in Abkhazia. I don’t remember the war, but I do remember the endless talk about its causes and consequences. I also remember the pain in the eyes of the thousands who had to leave their land. Some were happy just to have survived, but others left behind the remains of their beloved, never knowing if they would be able to go back and bury them.<br /><br />My memory of the war goes back to my grandmother who lived in Gagra all her life. She loved playing the piano and singing a song in a Tango rhythm, (we called it her Gagra hymn) of "Oh, sea in Gagra, Oh, palms in Gagra, who sees this once will never forget.’’</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iviewmagazine.net/2008/05/abkhazia-frozen-conflict.html">Keep reading</a>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-57433195572800498012008-12-01T16:04:00.001-08:002008-12-01T16:11:16.312-08:00Special Report: Total destruction of Georgian villages in South Ossetia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXP96dHFU40sp0zWWTeKQUnDiqO9AmXaC2Oohfs8GESuOfMYyC8hDYUep1t8mAbqm0Qe88F-WYilkHB3vNAjwAAqnhXNfq-fMIrGFSExe-xdZFJyrP83n1kWDnGTfFwP25EREq2waPfn4/s1600-h/s640x480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXP96dHFU40sp0zWWTeKQUnDiqO9AmXaC2Oohfs8GESuOfMYyC8hDYUep1t8mAbqm0Qe88F-WYilkHB3vNAjwAAqnhXNfq-fMIrGFSExe-xdZFJyrP83n1kWDnGTfFwP25EREq2waPfn4/s320/s640x480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274977118400712322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Russian journalist Oleg Panfilov forwarded photo materials from the Georgian separatist enclave of South Ossetia, where dozens of Georgian villages were intentionally destroyed, looted and burned by the Ossetian militants and their Russian allies during the Russian-Georgian War in August of 2008. The above photograph depicts the village of Tamarasheni, which has been totaly destroyed and bouldozed by the Ossetians, determined to eradicate all Georgian enclaves within the separatist region. <a href="http://olegpanfilov2.livejournal.com/316221.html">See more photographs of the devastated Georgian villages of Eredvi, Nuli, Psiri. </a></span>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-45591043143869030092008-12-01T15:19:00.000-08:002008-12-01T15:33:48.798-08:00Questions for Akhmed Zakaev<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdQ9npLOnx4Or6l1cawEBc3NgdpfHA1PH7vPseG0lwDowKUfmk7AipDDr0YJSb-z-K9I0aldV7HPyoKnRiPQKCyrn7jr6zMIu58C3-uS9Iaex26xnf70dLg4VfBwf3UfDhigZ_F_py6GU/s1600-h/l52033862384_2075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdQ9npLOnx4Or6l1cawEBc3NgdpfHA1PH7vPseG0lwDowKUfmk7AipDDr0YJSb-z-K9I0aldV7HPyoKnRiPQKCyrn7jr6zMIu58C3-uS9Iaex26xnf70dLg4VfBwf3UfDhigZ_F_py6GU/s320/l52033862384_2075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274966045847179778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Ask your questions to </span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Akhmed Zakaev,</span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> the Chairman of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Cabinet of Ministers</span><em style="font-weight: bold;"></em></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Caucasus House will submit your questions during the interview with the Akhmed Zakaev. Please submit your questions in the comment section. </span><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"></em></span>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-63369625863068285112008-12-01T14:30:00.000-08:002008-12-01T15:34:40.635-08:00Nagorno Karabakh: Progress Towards Peace?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmBSqzAwbbBHzn35nOF9ZgrUCYScm1dDInQ9qmU_7sqCLuvAUIr4_c8wgYxiv72tSDFJWv53_wNs636n_PPniK20oQ3OM_R8fT4XOnO3IaEfVvUhbom1JQpvuppP_pLS2rkBnX1VSG3HM/s1600-h/3049987082_d6aae3e5dd_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmBSqzAwbbBHzn35nOF9ZgrUCYScm1dDInQ9qmU_7sqCLuvAUIr4_c8wgYxiv72tSDFJWv53_wNs636n_PPniK20oQ3OM_R8fT4XOnO3IaEfVvUhbom1JQpvuppP_pLS2rkBnX1VSG3HM/s320/3049987082_d6aae3e5dd_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274952737646250386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ></span><br />Following <a href="http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/11/01/nagorno-karabakh-peace-in-sight/">much speculation</a> surrounding a long anticipated breakthrough in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan to agree upon a peace agreement to end the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian President Serge Sargsyan convened a meeting with political forces behind closed doors to discuss recent developments. Despite demanding disclosure of the recent talks in Moscow as well as in Madrid last year, <a href="http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/11/2C0BACCA-EFE4-46AA-A259-798E09B3B746.ASP">RFE/RL reports</a> that representatives of most of the major parties making up the radical opposition led by former president Levon<br /><a href="http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/11/22/nagorno-karabakh-progress-towards-peace/"><br />Keep reading </a>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-53384415446583814562008-12-01T13:57:00.000-08:002008-12-01T15:35:11.286-08:00Sokolov is the New Sakharov<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bY5Maf22ACfSA96yY-OSsaNaoygUtO3S_caElGwF0ofs53NfHQMYDVLs7JiYkr70xtbi4FnshSNQmFDfpqB-j3uaXkWqoVboP8paYMUrhyjpInYqsZLHY7nZUNlGxcNVDohjX04zHwzM/s1600-h/sokorov.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bY5Maf22ACfSA96yY-OSsaNaoygUtO3S_caElGwF0ofs53NfHQMYDVLs7JiYkr70xtbi4FnshSNQmFDfpqB-j3uaXkWqoVboP8paYMUrhyjpInYqsZLHY7nZUNlGxcNVDohjX04zHwzM/s320/sokorov.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274945220687792530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Professor is Fired for Writing about Saakashvili<br /></strong><strong><br />by Olga Gorelik</strong></span><br /><p>Over the past month, the historian Boris Sokolov has lost his job not once but twice. First, he was suspended from his position as an op-ed columnist for the <em>Gazeta</em> newspaper. Then his resignation was demanded from his other employer, the Russian State Social University (”RSSU”). Both incidents were the result of a column Sokolov wrote for <em>Gazeta </em>in August entitled “Did Saakashvili Win or Lose?” in which he questioned the Kremlin’s version of the events in South Ossetia. </p><p><a href="http://larussophobe.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/another-original-lr-translation-sokolov-is-the-new-sakharov/#more-9565">Keep reading </a><br /></p>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-73109903963154017752008-12-01T13:53:00.000-08:002008-12-01T15:35:48.531-08:00The August War: From Political Confrontation to Military Escalation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-ZSV79oO1OwxoTsw6UgkhA42er3lsZpStzJRYDpaNVfgSsMb4DApbLAEfov6N_ysb9fwddT1oONepbpR6bRRba_-U98LJjAie2PkJkfyfmyrpQchJ1Zw8qRyq4aD_hZvtNDItXwk-hz4/s1600-h/photos_20081031083012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-ZSV79oO1OwxoTsw6UgkhA42er3lsZpStzJRYDpaNVfgSsMb4DApbLAEfov6N_ysb9fwddT1oONepbpR6bRRba_-U98LJjAie2PkJkfyfmyrpQchJ1Zw8qRyq4aD_hZvtNDItXwk-hz4/s320/photos_20081031083012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274943412122263842" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);font-size:130%;" ><b><span style="font-size:85%;">By Bruno Coppieters</span></b></span><br /><p><span class="chapo3">The August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia has altered our perception of European security. For the first time since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia used massive military force outside its borders. According to a broadly accepted interpretation of events, Russia wanted to influence discussions within the NATO alliance on a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Georgia and Ukraine. Russia’s “disproportional” response to Georgia’s use of force against South Ossetia demonstrated that the full integration of Tbilisi into the Atlantic alliance would carry a number of serious costs. Another reading of events, which focuses more on intra-state conflicts in Georgia and various parties’ use of confrontation policies, has received less attention.</span></p><p><span class="chapo3"><a href="http://www.caucaz.com/home_eng/breve_contenu.php?id=348">Keep reading</a><br /></span></p>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226578462806635429.post-77515427775742400802008-12-01T12:49:00.000-08:002008-12-01T15:36:49.631-08:00Russia's treatment of its republics in the Caucasus has turned them into tinderboxes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6XbtU9FWkfjsPajMVDgZsvcXwuQPsdaINX9y6wapJ0yKJ2QS5U6pVqX4zlTEanK8RQ9uxfPZP_4xVKral48zZhHfeo6tlNjmlBJ5UTwObNws5iOVIWvIppKpkK1M4ux1S0LNo1Vclr93/s1600-h/Evstafiev-chechnya-palace-gunman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6XbtU9FWkfjsPajMVDgZsvcXwuQPsdaINX9y6wapJ0yKJ2QS5U6pVqX4zlTEanK8RQ9uxfPZP_4xVKral48zZhHfeo6tlNjmlBJ5UTwObNws5iOVIWvIppKpkK1M4ux1S0LNo1Vclr93/s320/Evstafiev-chechnya-palace-gunman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274927396726590962" border="0" /></a>From <em style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Economist</em><br /><p>"I DESIRE that the terror of my name should guard our frontiers more potently than chains or fortresses, that my word should be for the natives a law more inevitable than death," wrote Alexei Yermolov, Russia's legendary general who waged total war during his conquest of the north Caucasus in the early 19th century. A hero of the Napoleonic wars revered by Russian romantics, Yermolov is still universally hated by "the natives" who think of him as brutal, contemptuous and genocidal. In the late Soviet period his statue in Chechnya was regularly blown up until it was eventually thrown into the river.</p><a href="http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12627992">Keep reading</a>Caucasus Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876862910302761764noreply@blogger.com0