Do they will marking occupation made by themselves ? I mean STALINashvilli ? Beside this joke, in reality Georgia was protected from many dangers during the red "occupation". I can't remember which is the color of the last occupation (rose or orange ?).

I think, the irony of this latest Georgia's move is that Georgians look little bit foolish. Because, unlike, some other Russia's Western neighbors (primarily, Baltics, Poland, Western Ukraine) who, at least, more or less consistent in their relationships with Russia (actually, for centuries), Georgia doesn't have that "anti-Russian or anti-Soviet" basis for their actions. Georgians played big role in the formation of the Soviet Union and the history of its entire existence (including Shevardnadze being one of the key political figure of the late Soviet time, and even potential Soviet President). Georgia, from the very beginning, was one of the political cornerstones of the USSR. So, when Georgians say, that they are going to mark the "Day of Soviet Occupation", for me it sounds more like they are going to mourn the occupation of Georgia by ... Georgians themselves. And it is not like I have problems with Georgians and their role in the Soviet (or Russian, for that matter) history. I just think, that Georgians should think little bit before they act. To avoid such comical situations as this one.

If Russia were much more honest and much less devious about its Soviet era deeds in regard to its neighbours and showed more genuine goodwill and less truculence towards them, neighbouring countries would not feel so apprehensive and would have less need to reinforce their own identity in the face of Russian pressure. However, this implies that Russia is willing to actually change, and that's the problem.