Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.
Tag: Georgia (Georgian Republic)
Why Georgia, Once on Democracy’s Vanguard, Is Drifting Toward Russia
Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?
Why Georgia, Once on Democracy’s Vanguard, Is Drifting Toward Russia
Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?
Why Georgia, Once on Democracy’s Vanguard, Is Drifting Toward Russia
Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?
Zurab Tsereteli, Polarizing Russian Sculptor of Colossal Works, Dies at 91
In bronze, he glorified figures like Peter the Great and Vladimir Putin, often to the public’s distaste. Some works, like a giant Columbus and a 9/11 memorial, were reviled.
Plans for a Chinese Port in the Black Sea Roil Georgia Politics
Georgia’s government sparked an uproar by announcing that a port project on the Black Sea will be awarded to a company from China after canceling a contract with a consortium that included Western firms.
Georgia Inaugurates Mikheil Kavelashvili as President Amid Anti-Western Drift
Even though a figurehead, Mikheil Kavelashvili occupies a symbolic role as the country moves further from the West and toward Russia and China.
12 Die at Georgian Ski Resort From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The police say the bodies were found in a room above an Indian restaurant not long after a generator had been plugged in nearby.
Far-Right Soccer Star Is Tapped for Presidency of Georgia
The vote, boycotted by opposition parties in Parliament, sets up a standoff with the sitting president and deepens turmoil in the country after protests and a disputed election.
In Georgia Protests, Echoes of Ukraine’s Past Revolutions
This former Soviet Republic has been rocked by anti-government demonstrations over the same issues that hurtled Ukraine into war — its relationship with Europe and Russia.