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Georgian Citizen Detained Following Double Murder in Moscow
A brutal double murder in Moscow: a Georgian citizen has been detained on suspicion of killing the ex-wife of a prominent restaurateur and ...
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Prison Crisis in Georgia: Allegations of Abuse, a Riot, and an Inmate’s Death
The death of an inmate, allegations of sexual assault by another, and a prisoner riot: in a matter of just a few days, ...
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Between Paris and Kakheti: The Triumph and Exile of the “Georgian Caruso”
In 1924, a scandal erupted at the Paris Grand Opéra. The lead tenor flatly refused to perform before the Soviet ambassador. The audience ...
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Stalin’s half-brother, a French spy, and a movie star: the mystery of the Davrishashvili family
He appeared in films by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, sharing the screen with Louis de Funès and Alain Delon. On French movie ...
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How Manganese Brought Tennis to Georgia: A Remarkable Story from Chiatura
When thinking of the rugged mining town of Chiatura, images of cable cars, ore carts, and miners’ helmets immediately spring to mind. Yet ...
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Georgia Joins Sanctions Against Iranian Airlines: Tehran’s Reaction and Geopolitical Context
Iran’s ambassador to Tbilisi unleashed another “pleasantry” after Georgia joined US sanctions targeting Iranian airlines. Six of the 27 carriers blacklisted by the ...
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The Revolving Door: What Is Happening in Georgia’s State Security Service
It is no exaggeration to say that leadership at the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) changes more frequently than a restaurant’s seasonal ...
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The Guy from Tbilisi Who Conquered TikTok: The DA TI Phenomenon
TikTok’s music trends continue to introduce new names to the world. A few months ago, another wave of viral success swept over the ...
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War in Ukraine: Georgians on the Kremlin’s Side — Icons, Camouflage, and the Occupier’s Interests
While thousands of Georgian volunteers are shedding blood for Ukraine’s freedom, on the opposite side of the front line, Georgians of a vastly ...
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The White House’s “Chip Diplomacy”: Baku, Yerevan, Supercomputers, and the New Map of the Caucasus
Peace treaties used to be signed in exchange for territory, money, or security guarantees. Now the rules of the game have changed. For ...
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The Largest US Healthcare Fraud Scheme: A $1.3 Billion Georgian Trail
The United States has been shaken by the largest health insurance fraud scandal in the nation’s history. The sweeping investigation has been dubbed ...
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The Napoleon of Georgian Dream: The End of the Mamuka Mdinaradze Era
“The higher you fly, the harder you fall.” Having cycled through a wide array of top government posts—including in agencies that were invented ...



