Ksenia Kuleshova: ABKHAZIA

There is an old legend the Abkhaz people like to tell to the visitors: When God gave each nation its place under the sun, the Abkhaz was too busy taking care of his guests so he came late and there was no land left for him. But God remembered the...

Arne Piepke: Abkhazia

Abkhazia is a small region located at the black sea, bordering with Russia and Georgia. Once ruled by the Soviet Union, the region declared independence from Georgia after the collapse of the USSR. A conflict arose, which escalated in a war in 1992. The once called “Caucasian paradise“ never healed...