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Georgian Dreams

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A curious relationship exists between the Caucasus state and the West,  explored by Nigel Fountain.
On August 7th, 2008 the Russo-Georgian war over the province of South Ossetia erupted. Hundreds of deaths ensued, together with thousands of casualties, the displacement of communities and the fracturing of the US-backed Georgian army. But perhaps those who responded immediately to the crisis, with ringing declarations, should have contemplated the actions of other politicians, not to mention soldiers, revolutionaries and writers who, in the two decades between the collapse of the Russian empire and the rise of its Soviet successor, became entangled in dreams of the Caucasus.

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