Situated in the breathtaking Caucasus Mountains between the Black
and the Caspian Seas, the country of Georgia sits at the crossroads
between Europe and Asia; it has gone through more turbulence and
change in the last twenty five years-the casting off of the Soviet
regime, a civil war, two ethno-territorial conflicts, economic
collapse, corruption, government inefficiency, and massive
emigration-than most countries go through in 250 years. This small
nation's strategic location at the crossroads of different
civilizations has been a curse as well as a blessing. Once a
battlefield between the ancient empires and the Christian and
Islamic worlds, today it is caught between its NATO aspirations and
its location in Russia's backyard. Yet, despite all challenges and
hardships, this resilient and ancient country, with thousands of
years of winemaking, three-thousand years of statehood, and almost
two millennia of Christianity, continues to survive and thrive.
Historical Dictionary of Georgia, Second Edition through its
chronology, glossary, introduction, appendixes, maps, bibliography,
and over 900 hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on
important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant
political, economic, social, and cultural aspects, traces Georgia's
history and provides a compass for the direction the country is
heading. This book is an excellent access point for students,
researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Georgia.
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