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10.08.2009, 20:57 3 comments

“Saakashvili will never acknowledge blame for the war”

There is still a long way to go before Georgia recognizes its responsibility for the August conflict, says Mikhail Stolyarov of the Russian State Academy of Public Service, a leading research center.

19.07.2010, 15:15 2 comments

Russian tycoon sues Christie’s over fake

Russian tycoon Viktor Vekselberg has filed a case with the Supreme Court of Great Britain against the world's leading auction house, Christie's, over an alleged fake painting his company bought in 2005.

Georgia, Tskhival: A South Ossetian man shooting into the sky as he celebrates the recognition of South Ossetian independence by the Russian Federation, August 26, 2008 (AFP Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov) 26.08.2009, 23:41 1 comment

Joy & tears: Caucasian republics mark independence

The people of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are celebrating one year since Russia recognized their independence from Georgia. Moscow made the move following Tbilisi’s assault on South Ossetia last August.

04.08.2009, 16:59 1 comment

Ossetian war gets the Die Hard treatment

The Finnish director of “Die Hard 2” Renny Harlin will make a film based on last August’s dramatic events in South Ossetia, during which Georgia launched a military offensive against the republic.

05.08.2009, 14:18

S. Ossetia still healing scars of war

Russia’s military has warned Georgia against trying to repeat last year’s assault on South Ossetia, saying such actions will be met with an adequate response.

08.08.2009, 21:56 1 comment

“South Ossetians and Abkhazians do not trust Georgia”

Marc Almond from Oxford University explains how after the collapse of the Soviet Union, both South Ossetia and Abkhazia were denied the right of self determination and how the region’s history reflects its present.

09.08.2009, 22:17 1 comment

“August war: It didn’t matter what the reporter said”

It was counterintuitive for the world media to say that it was Georgia who fired the first shots. Fred Weir, a journalist from the Christian Science Monitor presents an international assessment of last August's events.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela/ AFP photo 15.07.2009, 16:55 1 comment

Mandela art scandal live in UK

Nelson Mandela at 91, an exhibit of artwork allegedly produced by the former South African president, will proceed at the Belgravia Gallery. But Mr Mandela claims what is on display are actually works of fraud.

Picture from South Ossetian art gallery 26.02.2009, 10:30

Paintings damaged in South Ossetia go on Russian city tour

Bullet-riddled works of art from a South Ossetian art gallery, damaged by Georgian forces during the five-day war in August of last year, will form an exhibition to be held in seven Russian cities.

A South Ossetian woman walks past ruined houses (AFP Photo / Andrei Smirnov) 03.02.2009, 12:49

Hope returns as South Ossetians rebuild

It’s almost six months since a devastating war shattered South Ossetia. But the new republic is bouncing back, restoring its shelled housing and healing its psychological wounds.

Art rises out of the ashes of war in South Ossetia

Published: 08 August, 2009, 19:20


Portraits of people killed during the August 2008 South Ossetian war outside Tskhinvali. AFP Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov

In Tshkinval, the capital of South Ossetia, a museum that commemorates last year’s war with Georgia has opened its doors to the public.

 
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Norman August 08, 2009, 22:34 quote
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Art and photographs of the South Ossetia are a way to tell what happened and how people feel about it. They have a historical and educational value too.

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