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Kikabidze as Mimino

Georgia and ex-USSR say goodbye to “Mimino”

Vakhtang (Buba) Kikabidze, a Georgian singer and actor universally loved across the former Soviet Union, has died at the age of 84, drawing the curtain on an era.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 18, 2023
Agara

Saving Georgia’s wooden mosques

The unique Islamic structures stand on the fringes of Georgian culture.
Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 15, 2022
Volunteers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine participate in the harvest (photos by Giorgi Lomsadze)

Georgia’s most heavily guarded wine

The legendary semi-sweet Khvanchkara is an international brand – and used to be an easy target for counterfeiters. Now the police are stepping in.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 27, 2022
Canceled in Georgia (Taming the Garden/Mira Film)

The taming of Georgian culture: Film triumphs vex government

Georgian cinema has been enjoying a renaissance, becoming a darling of the international independent film world. But it’s also running into political problems at home.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jun 9, 2022
Georgia vaccine

Georgia’s doctors on the vanguard of vaccine hesitancy

A disengagement from the world medical community combined with conservative societal norms have led to many doctors shunning COVID jabs even as the wave of infections reaches new heights.
Giorgi Lomsadze Feb 18, 2022
Georgia vaccination

Amid spike in COVID, Georgia drops passport system

The government said the system was useless against the Omicron variant, but critics accused them of pandering to anti-vaxxer sentiment.
Giorgi Lomsadze Feb 8, 2022
(photo: Bassiani)

A belated return to Georgia’s dance floors

Tbilisi’s world-famous nightclubs were the country’s last businesses to reopen following the COVID lockdown. But it took a confrontation with the authorities to make it happen.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 14, 2022
Georgia vaccination

Georgia introduces COVID passports amid record high numbers

Similar systems have been used around the world to encourage vaccinations. But under Georgia’s, you may be better off not being vaccinated at all.
Tornike Mandaria Nov 30, 2021
Tbilisi lettuce

New study adds to Caucasus’ brag sheet: Cradle of lettuce

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.
David Trilling Sep 17, 2021
empty school

Georgia opts to start another school year online

The decision elicited criticism, in particular as bars, restaurants, and tourism infrastructure remain open.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 2, 2021
Will they return? (Education Ministry)

COVID deepens digital divide in Georgian schools

Poor and rural families are not equipped to handle online school. Now they fear another academic year is going to start with schools still closed.
Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 19, 2021
Garibashvili

Coronavirus in Georgia ‘five times worse than India’

Georgia’s mortality rate is among the world’s highest, and just under 6 percent of the population is fully vaccinated.
Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 13, 2021
The building in the mid-19th century (Wikimedia commons)

Fate of beloved Georgian art museum uncertain amid demolition talk

To renovate or destroy? The Culture Ministry is dragging a dispute about Georgia’s heritage into the country’s muddy politics.
William Dunbar Aug 13, 2021
Koma Wetan

The world's first Kurdish rock group and its roots in Soviet Georgia

When Koma Wetan was formed, singing in Kurdish was illegal in Turkey. Now, the group is a legendary influence among Turkish Kurdish rockers..
Paul Benjamin Osterlund Aug 6, 2021
They also feel cheated. (Tbilisi State University)

Georgia: COVID sees rise in school cheating

Online classes at Georgia’s universities are vulnerable to students bending the rules. Professors are struggling to contain the problem.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 21, 2021

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