Film Pirosmanis Tisch
Zeit: Dienstag, 29. September 2009 19:00
Ort: Galerie Parterre
10405 Berlin
Danziger Straße 101
Eingang Haus 103
Telefon: 030- 902 95 38 21
Internet: Galerie Parterre
Im Oktober 2006 waren über 30 deutsche Künstler in Georgien. Der Film dokumentiert ihre Begegnungen, erinnert an das Werk des großen georgischen Malers Niko Pirosmani (1862-1918) und macht dessen Inspiration, die Natur und die Menschen Georgiens erfahrbar. Den Zuschauern begegnen Jason und die Argonauten, entlang der Seidenstraße erfahren sie etwas über Königin Tamara und die Geschichte des Landes. Kunst als Lebenselixier? Gespräche mit zeitgenössischen Künstlern geben Einblick.Das Drehbuch schrieb der Schriftsteller Uwe Kolbe mit dramaturgischer Beratung der Dokumentarfilmerin Helga Reidemeister.
Im Anschluss an den Film stehen der Autor und die Produzenten für ein Gespräch zur Verfügung.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
VIDEO: Georgian Film Posters. By Rupert Wolfe Murray (youtube.com)
I was in Tbilisi (Georgia) recently on a film production training course organised by http://www.traineastfilm.org/ Part of the course involved visiting the state's film studio, which is rather large and well endowed. As my colleagues were shown round the stages and studios I stayed in the corridors and photographed their poster collection -- most of which you can see here.
On the bus back to the hotel I spoke to an old filmmaker who told me that Georgian film was rather successful under the Soviet Union, and it was known as one of the top producers within the Union. The whole film market was closed to outside films back then and a lot of films were made -- in Russia, Ukraine and Georgia in particular. I confirmed this with a Ukranian trainee who said Georgians were particularly appreciated for their comedy.
All of this is a bit sad as today the film industry in the former Soviet space is a pale shadow of its former self. Ukraine are getting into making TV spots for western clients (bargain hunting production companies in search of rock bottom costs), what few films Russia produces were halted by the financial crisis and in Georgia there is almost nothing going on. And we in the west didn't even know that Georgia has a tradition in filmmaking -- and if we had maybe we should have done something to support it. America has been pumping lots of money into Georgia and maybe a few bucks thrown at the film industry could have saved it (as well as Hollywood being given some incentives to locate their next B movies there).
The Georgian Film Studios offer modern filmmaking studio facilities at prices that are about half what Romania (once the cheapest place to produce in Europe) now charges. If you are in the film business you should check them out on www.geofilm.ge
Another good contact in Georgia is the "Independent Filmmakers' Association of South Caucuses". They can be found on www.ifasc.org.ge
If you would like to see more images from Georgia, or Romania, Serbia and Kosovo for that matter you should subscribe to this YouTube page. Don't worry about being inundated; I only put one or two things online every month
I am also a recent convert to Twitter and can be followed @wolfemurray
Hope you enjoy the posters and I would like to hear your feedback.
Regarding the music, you may have noticed that I've credited Martin Medeski and Wood with a blues song I had wanted to use. But those pesky folks at YouTube forbade me to use the song as its not licenced to them, but they have this cool "audio swop" functionj whereby you choose from their list of approved songs -- most of which I've never heard of. I finally chose Mozart.
Rupert Wolfe Murray
http://twitter.com/wolfemurray
On the bus back to the hotel I spoke to an old filmmaker who told me that Georgian film was rather successful under the Soviet Union, and it was known as one of the top producers within the Union. The whole film market was closed to outside films back then and a lot of films were made -- in Russia, Ukraine and Georgia in particular. I confirmed this with a Ukranian trainee who said Georgians were particularly appreciated for their comedy.
All of this is a bit sad as today the film industry in the former Soviet space is a pale shadow of its former self. Ukraine are getting into making TV spots for western clients (bargain hunting production companies in search of rock bottom costs), what few films Russia produces were halted by the financial crisis and in Georgia there is almost nothing going on. And we in the west didn't even know that Georgia has a tradition in filmmaking -- and if we had maybe we should have done something to support it. America has been pumping lots of money into Georgia and maybe a few bucks thrown at the film industry could have saved it (as well as Hollywood being given some incentives to locate their next B movies there).
The Georgian Film Studios offer modern filmmaking studio facilities at prices that are about half what Romania (once the cheapest place to produce in Europe) now charges. If you are in the film business you should check them out on www.geofilm.ge
Another good contact in Georgia is the "Independent Filmmakers' Association of South Caucuses". They can be found on www.ifasc.org.ge
If you would like to see more images from Georgia, or Romania, Serbia and Kosovo for that matter you should subscribe to this YouTube page. Don't worry about being inundated; I only put one or two things online every month
I am also a recent convert to Twitter and can be followed @wolfemurray
Hope you enjoy the posters and I would like to hear your feedback.
Regarding the music, you may have noticed that I've credited Martin Medeski and Wood with a blues song I had wanted to use. But those pesky folks at YouTube forbade me to use the song as its not licenced to them, but they have this cool "audio swop" functionj whereby you choose from their list of approved songs -- most of which I've never heard of. I finally chose Mozart.
Rupert Wolfe Murray
http://twitter.com/wolfemurray
Monday, September 28, 2009
CONCERT: "Chicks on Speed" in Tbilisi - support from the Goethe Institut Tbilisi (goethe.de)
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Rockkonzert: Chicks on Speed
Im Rahmen der Deutschlandwochen wird für das junge Publikum eine multikulturelle Frauen-Rockband präsentiert.
Chicks on Speed begannen als fiktive Band an der Münchner Kunstakademie im Jahre 1997. Ihre Mitglieder sind drei junge Frauen: Nadine Jessen (Deutschland), Melissa Logan (USA) und Alex Murray-Leslie (Australien).
Chicks on Speed existieren auf allen möglichen Levels der Popkultur (vor allem Elektropunk und Elektroclash).
Niemand soll ausgeschlossen werden, jeder ist willkommen, weil Chicks on Speed etablierte Genres, Cliquen und Geschmacksregeln einfach nicht interessieren und die Band mit totaler Konsequenz ihre eigenen Regeln aufstellt.
Termin: 2. Oktober 2009, 21:00 Uhr
Ort: Tbilissi, Club 33a im Wake Park
http://www.chicksonspeed.com/
www.myspace.com/chicksonspeed
www.youtube.com/user/chicksonspeed
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
POLITICS: What Should Be the Approach of the Tagliavini Commission? (geotimes.ge)
Originally due to be released at the end of July, the final report of the Tagliavini Commission investigating the causes of the August 2008 conflict between Georgia and Russia was delayed for two months on July 4 and scheduled to be submitted to the EU Council of Ministers by the end of September. The submission of the report is a potential bombshell in Georgia-Russia relations and more broadly in EU-US-Russia affairs.
The Commission’s sole objective is to establish what took place in August and what facts and circumstances led to such developments. Why did the war start? What was the background to the conflict? What happened during it? These are the main questions members of the Commission are addressing.
The events before the war are being studied as well as postwar developments. This may be linked to the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption on September 9 of a text recognising the right of return of internally displaced persons throughout Georgia, including Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Initiated by Georgia, the resolution is surely a means to force Russia to fulfill its obligations stipulated in the August 12 2008 ceasefire agreement brokered by then-EU President Nicolas Sarkozy. This called for both Russian and Georgian troops to move back to their original positions.
For Georgia, the danger is that the final document will focus mostly on the period between August 1st and August 7th. If it is given such an emphasis it is quite likely that the report will put most of the responsibility for last year’s events on Georgia. Indeed, the Commissioners will have a hard time questioning the active role played by Georgia in “de-freezing” the conflict. Needless to say, the Kremlin insists in its arguments on the importance of these convulsive days which were marked, it pretends, by a string of provocations from the Georgian side. However, none other than the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is providing Georgia with compelling counter-arguments should the Commission’s conclusions put the burden of responsibility on Tbilisi or stress the preceding few days in its explanation for the outbreak of the war.
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Richard Rousseau is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Masters Programme in International Relations (richardr@kimep.kz) at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Studies.
The Commission’s sole objective is to establish what took place in August and what facts and circumstances led to such developments. Why did the war start? What was the background to the conflict? What happened during it? These are the main questions members of the Commission are addressing.
The events before the war are being studied as well as postwar developments. This may be linked to the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption on September 9 of a text recognising the right of return of internally displaced persons throughout Georgia, including Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Initiated by Georgia, the resolution is surely a means to force Russia to fulfill its obligations stipulated in the August 12 2008 ceasefire agreement brokered by then-EU President Nicolas Sarkozy. This called for both Russian and Georgian troops to move back to their original positions.
For Georgia, the danger is that the final document will focus mostly on the period between August 1st and August 7th. If it is given such an emphasis it is quite likely that the report will put most of the responsibility for last year’s events on Georgia. Indeed, the Commissioners will have a hard time questioning the active role played by Georgia in “de-freezing” the conflict. Needless to say, the Kremlin insists in its arguments on the importance of these convulsive days which were marked, it pretends, by a string of provocations from the Georgian side. However, none other than the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is providing Georgia with compelling counter-arguments should the Commission’s conclusions put the burden of responsibility on Tbilisi or stress the preceding few days in its explanation for the outbreak of the war.
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Richard Rousseau is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Masters Programme in International Relations (richardr@kimep.kz) at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Studies.
NEWS: 18 Sep 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 511 (iwpr.net)
“Judo Diplomacy” Eases Karabakh Tensions
Bid to improve Turkish-Armenian ties started with a football match, so could Judo tournament do same for Armenia and Azerbaijan?
By Gegham Vardanian in Yerevan (CRS No. 511, 18-Sep-09)
Karabakh Villagers Yearn for Normal Life
By Gegham Vardanian in Yerevan (CRS No. 511, 18-Sep-09)
Karabakh Villagers Yearn for Normal Life
For Azeris living close to frontline the war is an ever-present fact.
By Joshqun Eldaroglu in Alkhanli CRS No. 511, 18-Sep-09)
Georgians’ War Anger Vented at Stalin Monument
By Joshqun Eldaroglu in Alkhanli CRS No. 511, 18-Sep-09)
Georgians’ War Anger Vented at Stalin Monument
But reluctance to remove figure from town damaged in August war reflects nation’s ambivalence towards dictator.
By Natia Kuprashvili in Gori (CRS No. 511, 18-Sep-09)
By Natia Kuprashvili in Gori (CRS No. 511, 18-Sep-09)
OPEN LETTER: Europe must stand up for Georgia (guardian.co.uk)
Open letter: Twenty years after half of Europe was freed, a new wall is being built – across Georgia, say Vaclav Havel and others
As Europe remembers the shame of the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact of 1939 and the Munich agreement of 1938, and as it prepares to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall and the iron curtain in 1989, one question arises in our minds: Have we learned the lessons of history? Put another way, are we able to avoid repeating the mistakes that cast such a dark shadow over the 20th century?
To deplore or celebrate past events is a futile act if we remain blind to their lessons. Only if these events teach us how to act differently – and more wisely – do such commemorations have any value.
Looking at Europe today, it is abundantly clear that history has not come to an end and that it remains tragic. Twenty years after the emancipation of half of the continent, a new wall is being built in Europe – this time across the sovereign territory of Georgia.
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As Europe remembers the shame of the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact of 1939 and the Munich agreement of 1938, and as it prepares to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall and the iron curtain in 1989, one question arises in our minds: Have we learned the lessons of history? Put another way, are we able to avoid repeating the mistakes that cast such a dark shadow over the 20th century?
To deplore or celebrate past events is a futile act if we remain blind to their lessons. Only if these events teach us how to act differently – and more wisely – do such commemorations have any value.
Looking at Europe today, it is abundantly clear that history has not come to an end and that it remains tragic. Twenty years after the emancipation of half of the continent, a new wall is being built in Europe – this time across the sovereign territory of Georgia.
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ARTICLE: Bruce Willis More Like Putin Than Saakashvili (themoscowtimes.com)
By Matthew Collin
Summertime in Georgia has eased by lazily without the grim prophecies of a renewed confrontation with Russia being fulfilled. But while the guns have generally remained silent, filmmakers have been keeping themselves busy with cinematic interpretations of last year’s firestorm. The latest attempt to offer the “truth” about the August 2008 war is a documentary called “Russian Lessons,” and unlike previous Russian-made efforts, it has been receiving some positive notices in the Georgian media.
This is partly because one of its directors, Andrei Nekrasov, is hardly a Kremlin apologist. (His last film was about the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning scandal). In contrast to the ludicrous battlefield thriller “Olympus Inferno” and the partisan documentary “War 08.08.08: The Art of Betrayal,” Nekrasov’s movie apparently provides “overwhelming evidence of a Russian imperialist plot,” according to Georgian television station Rustavi-2. In other words, it backs the Georgian interpretation of the showdown over South Ossetia.
SYMPOSIUM: ODESSA TRANSFER
Symposium und Lesung im Rahmen des Festival "Neue Ufer. Das Schwarze Meer in Europa" im Literarischen Colloquium Berlin
Donnerstag, 24. September 2009
"Wie die Endmoräne eines Gletschers ist die Schwarzmeerküste ein Ort, wo über mehr als viertausend Jahre der Schutt menschlicher Wanderungen und Invasionen abgelagert wurde. Die Küste, erschöpft und still, spricht von der Geduld von Stein, Sand und Wasser, die viel menschliche Ruhelosigkeit erlebt und überlebt haben." Das schreibt der britische Historiker Neal Ascherson in seinem 1995 erschienenen Buch "Schwarzes Meer". Zum Erscheinen des von Katharina Raabe herausgegebenen Sammelbandes "Odessa Transfer" (Suhrkamp) wollen wir die Schwarzmeerküste als literarischen Imaginationsraum untersuchen. "Odessa Transfer" versammelt Erzählungen vom Leben am Meer, aber auch Reflexionen über einen Raum der Unruhe. 13 Schriftsteller aus den Anrainerstaaten des Schwarzen Meeres und Autoren, die seine Küsten bereist oder sich nach ihnen gesehnt haben, wurden um Berichte von Städten und Landschaften gebeten, an denen etwas Zukünftiges sichtbar wird. Gegenden tauchen auf, an denen Träume, Erinnerungen, Nostalgien hängen, Landschaften, die Entzücken oder Entsetzen hervorrufen. Im Rahmen des Festivals "Neue Ufer. Das Schwarze Meer in Europa" finden Veranstaltungen in Berlin, München, Leipzig, Hamburg und Frankfurt am Main statt.
15.00 Uhr: Das ungastliche Meer
Podiumsdiskussion mit Attila Bartis, Mircea Cartarescu und Georgi Gospodinov
Moderation: Katharina Narbutovic
17.00 Uhr: "Wo Russland plötzlich abbricht"
Podiumsdiskussion mit Zaal Andronikashvili, Katja Petrowskaja und Serhij
Zhadan
Moderation: Franziska Thun
20.00 Uhr: Odessa Transfer
Lesung und Diskussion mit Nicoleta Esinencu und Aka Morchiladze
Moderation: Katharina Raabe
In Zusammenarbeit mit inter:est Kulturprojekte. Gefördert vom Auswärtigen Amt. Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Robert Bosch Stiftung, des Berliner Künstlerprogramms des DAAD, des Bulgarischen
Kulturinstituts Berlin und des Rumänisches Kulturinstituts ,Titu Maiorescu' Berlin. Eintritt 6 EUR / 4 EUR
--
Jürgen Jakob Becker
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Programm
Am Sandwerder 5
14109 Berlin
Tel. 030 / 81 69 96 25
Fax 030 / 81 69 96 19
becker@lcb.de
www.lcb.de
www.uebersetzercolloquium.de
AmazonShop: Books, Maps, Videos, Music & Gifts About The Caucasus
Donnerstag, 24. September 2009
"Wie die Endmoräne eines Gletschers ist die Schwarzmeerküste ein Ort, wo über mehr als viertausend Jahre der Schutt menschlicher Wanderungen und Invasionen abgelagert wurde. Die Küste, erschöpft und still, spricht von der Geduld von Stein, Sand und Wasser, die viel menschliche Ruhelosigkeit erlebt und überlebt haben." Das schreibt der britische Historiker Neal Ascherson in seinem 1995 erschienenen Buch "Schwarzes Meer". Zum Erscheinen des von Katharina Raabe herausgegebenen Sammelbandes "Odessa Transfer" (Suhrkamp) wollen wir die Schwarzmeerküste als literarischen Imaginationsraum untersuchen. "Odessa Transfer" versammelt Erzählungen vom Leben am Meer, aber auch Reflexionen über einen Raum der Unruhe. 13 Schriftsteller aus den Anrainerstaaten des Schwarzen Meeres und Autoren, die seine Küsten bereist oder sich nach ihnen gesehnt haben, wurden um Berichte von Städten und Landschaften gebeten, an denen etwas Zukünftiges sichtbar wird. Gegenden tauchen auf, an denen Träume, Erinnerungen, Nostalgien hängen, Landschaften, die Entzücken oder Entsetzen hervorrufen. Im Rahmen des Festivals "Neue Ufer. Das Schwarze Meer in Europa" finden Veranstaltungen in Berlin, München, Leipzig, Hamburg und Frankfurt am Main statt.
15.00 Uhr: Das ungastliche Meer
Podiumsdiskussion mit Attila Bartis, Mircea Cartarescu und Georgi Gospodinov
Moderation: Katharina Narbutovic
17.00 Uhr: "Wo Russland plötzlich abbricht"
Podiumsdiskussion mit Zaal Andronikashvili, Katja Petrowskaja und Serhij
Zhadan
Moderation: Franziska Thun
20.00 Uhr: Odessa Transfer
Lesung und Diskussion mit Nicoleta Esinencu und Aka Morchiladze
Moderation: Katharina Raabe
In Zusammenarbeit mit inter:est Kulturprojekte. Gefördert vom Auswärtigen Amt. Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Robert Bosch Stiftung, des Berliner Künstlerprogramms des DAAD, des Bulgarischen
Kulturinstituts Berlin und des Rumänisches Kulturinstituts ,Titu Maiorescu' Berlin. Eintritt 6 EUR / 4 EUR
--
Jürgen Jakob Becker
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Programm
Am Sandwerder 5
14109 Berlin
Tel. 030 / 81 69 96 25
Fax 030 / 81 69 96 19
becker@lcb.de
www.lcb.de
www.uebersetzercolloquium.de
AmazonShop: Books, Maps, Videos, Music & Gifts About The Caucasus
EXHIBITION: Wolfram Herfurth - Women from Ogadan / Ethiopia / Africa - 23.09.2009 (New Art Cafe -Tbilisi)
Friday, September 18, 2009
PAINTING: Village of Ruisi (in Georgia). By Hans Heiner Buhr
It is 200cm by 160 cm, it is from 1998, I had no own kids then, but these kids are from the village of Ruisi (in Georgia) where I was invited. However when I painted it, I called it "The teacher" as I worked as a teacher in Georgia then. It is based on a photo and paint thin, with the big layers in Acryl and the the upper details in Oil.
STIPENDIUM: Teilnahme am Fortbildungsprogramm für Journalisten International (JIL) (ic.daad.de)
Stipendien für Nachwuchsjournalisten aus Armenien, Georgien und Aserbaidschan
Bewerbungsfrist: 20. Oktober 2009
Ein Programm für Nachwuchsjournalisten aus GUS-Staaten am Internationalen Journalisten-Kolleg der Freien Universität Berlin.
"Journalisten International" bietet jungen Journalisten aus GUS-Staaten einen dreimonatigen Studienaufenthalt in Berlin.
Zweimal pro Jahr werden bis zu zehn DAAD-Stipendien an Medienpraktiker aus Fernsehen, Radio, Print sowie aus Online-Medien und teilweise aus dem PR-Bereich vergeben.
Bewerben können sich Journalistinnen und Journalisten aus GUS-Staaten, die über einen Hochschulabschluss und gute Deutschkenntnisse verfügen, nicht älter als 35 Jahre sind und erste Berufserfahrungen im Medienbereich gesammelt haben.
Achtung: Abweichend von der Ausschreibung gelten für Georgien die folgenden Regelungen:
Die Bewerbungsunterlagen sind zusätzlich als gescannte Datei bis zum 20. Oktober per E-Mail zu versenden an: daad@daad.ru und unter CC an: jil@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Anstelle eines Interviews in Moskau wird mit den vorausgewählten Bewerbern ein Telefoninterview durchgeführt.
Bewerbungsinformationen
Ausschreibung (deutsch)
Bewerbungsfrist: 20. Oktober 2009
Ein Programm für Nachwuchsjournalisten aus GUS-Staaten am Internationalen Journalisten-Kolleg der Freien Universität Berlin.
"Journalisten International" bietet jungen Journalisten aus GUS-Staaten einen dreimonatigen Studienaufenthalt in Berlin.
Zweimal pro Jahr werden bis zu zehn DAAD-Stipendien an Medienpraktiker aus Fernsehen, Radio, Print sowie aus Online-Medien und teilweise aus dem PR-Bereich vergeben.
Bewerben können sich Journalistinnen und Journalisten aus GUS-Staaten, die über einen Hochschulabschluss und gute Deutschkenntnisse verfügen, nicht älter als 35 Jahre sind und erste Berufserfahrungen im Medienbereich gesammelt haben.
Achtung: Abweichend von der Ausschreibung gelten für Georgien die folgenden Regelungen:
Die Bewerbungsunterlagen sind zusätzlich als gescannte Datei bis zum 20. Oktober per E-Mail zu versenden an: daad@daad.ru und unter CC an: jil@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Anstelle eines Interviews in Moskau wird mit den vorausgewählten Bewerbern ein Telefoninterview durchgeführt.
Bewerbungsinformationen
Ausschreibung (deutsch)
EXHIBITION: New Project - The New Map of Tbilisi & UrbanCPRme
Dear Friends and colleagues,
Please find attached on the wall an invitation and a preview of our new projects: The New Map of Tbilisi & UrbanCPRme.
The projects are a result of our love for, curiosity and interest in Georgia, which started with a trip to Tbilisi right at the time of its massive privatization (end of 2005).
Warm regards,
Malkit on behalf of FAST and One Architecture...
PS the project will be exhibited from 25 Sep until 10 Jan, at the Netherlands Architecture Institute, as part of the International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam.
Please find attached on the wall an invitation and a preview of our new projects: The New Map of Tbilisi & UrbanCPRme.
The projects are a result of our love for, curiosity and interest in Georgia, which started with a trip to Tbilisi right at the time of its massive privatization (end of 2005).
Warm regards,
Malkit on behalf of FAST and One Architecture...
PS the project will be exhibited from 25 Sep until 10 Jan, at the Netherlands Architecture Institute, as part of the International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
REVIEW: RFE/RL Caucasus Report
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region. For more stories on the Caucasus, please visit and bookmark our Caucasus page .
Abkhaz Prosecutor Warns Former Vice President The Abkhaz prosecutor's office on September 15 accused former Vice President Raul Khadjimba of seeking in recent statements to discredit the republic's law enforcement agencies in general and the prosecutor's office in particular. Speaking at a conference of the war veterans' union Aruaa, Khadjimba had openly challenged the official explanation for the arrest in late June of Aruaa member Colonel Valmer Butba. More
Armenian President To Meet With Party Leaders On Turkey Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian will meet with the leaders of dozens of political parties to discuss his controversial fence-mending agreements with Turkey, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. More
Man Sent To Mental Hospital After Refusing To Pay Bribe Mahammad Gurbanov, 56, works as a vendor and says he was asked on September 12 to pay extra customs on goods he had imported from Turkey. More
Eurovision To Announce Decision On Azerbaijan Eurovision has concluded an investigation into charges that Azerbaijani officials harassed people who voted for the Armenian entry in May's Eurovision Song Content and will soon decide whether to sanction Azerbaijan, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. More
OSCE Media Envoy Optimistic About Azeri Bloggers' Release Miklos Haraszti, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) representative on media freedom, says he is optimistic about the release of jailed bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. More
On Moscow Streets, A Range Of Views On Chavez Visit Chavez, whose anti-American sentiments make him a convenient partner for Moscow, enjoys frequent visits to Russia. On his latest trip, he pledged to make Venezuela what appears to be the third country -- after Russia and Nicaragua -- to recognize the Georgian territories. More
On Chavez's Recognition Of South Ossetia, Abkhazia To better understand Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's announcement that he recognizes the independence of Georgia's breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, RFE/RL contributor Michael Hirshman interviewed Venezuelan international relations specialist Elsa Cardozo, a professor at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas. Cardozo is also a columnist for the Venezuelan daily "El Nacional." More
We've Had Football Diplomacy, Ping-Pong Diplomacy ... Now Judo Diplomacy Five athletes from Azerbaijan have arrived in Yerevan for the European junior judo championships, marking the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union that Azerbaijani athletes have participated in a sporting event in Armenia. More
Akhmed Kadyrov Monument Dismantled In Grozny A giant statue of Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov that stood in front of the newly inaugurated mosque in Grozny was dismantled last night following a decision by his son and current leader, Ramzan, and the family. More
Why Wasn't Iran Invited To Caspian Summit? An interesting event is taking place in Kazakhstan's Caspian port city of Aktau starting September. The Caspian littoral states are holding a first-ever "informal" summit. But one of the countries -- Iran -- has not been invited. Also, there seems to be an unusual sense of urgency on the part of some of the leaders who will be in Aktau. At the same time, however, Kazakhstan officials have suggested there is no set agenda. So what's about to happen in Aktau? More
EU Goes Back To Drawing Board In South Caucasus When they meet in Brussels on September 14, EU foreign ministers are expected to launch a debate on how to bring the bloc's outreach to the South Caucasus up to date. Coming in the wake of the European Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership projects, both of which also target the region, the timing of the new strategy debate suggests the EU has lost its way in the region. More
The Question Russians Are Afraid To Ask Ten years ago, a series of bombings across Russia killed more than 300 people. The authorities blamed Chechen rebels. But Kremlin critics say the security services staged the blasts as part of a plan to bring Vladimir Putin to power. A decade later, some of those critics are dead and the bombings remain unsolved. More
How Obama's Russia Policy Is Playing On The Ground Barack Obama took office promising to try to mend U.S. ties with Russia, part of his strategy to overhaul foreign policy. His pledge has caused concern in Eastern Europe that Washington would weaken its support in favor of better relations with Moscow, while also raising doubts the policy will get the support it needs in Western Europe, where opinion on Russia is divided. More
Abkhaz Prosecutor Warns Former Vice President The Abkhaz prosecutor's office on September 15 accused former Vice President Raul Khadjimba of seeking in recent statements to discredit the republic's law enforcement agencies in general and the prosecutor's office in particular. Speaking at a conference of the war veterans' union Aruaa, Khadjimba had openly challenged the official explanation for the arrest in late June of Aruaa member Colonel Valmer Butba. More
Armenian President To Meet With Party Leaders On Turkey Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian will meet with the leaders of dozens of political parties to discuss his controversial fence-mending agreements with Turkey, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. More
Man Sent To Mental Hospital After Refusing To Pay Bribe Mahammad Gurbanov, 56, works as a vendor and says he was asked on September 12 to pay extra customs on goods he had imported from Turkey. More
Eurovision To Announce Decision On Azerbaijan Eurovision has concluded an investigation into charges that Azerbaijani officials harassed people who voted for the Armenian entry in May's Eurovision Song Content and will soon decide whether to sanction Azerbaijan, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. More
OSCE Media Envoy Optimistic About Azeri Bloggers' Release Miklos Haraszti, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) representative on media freedom, says he is optimistic about the release of jailed bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. More
On Moscow Streets, A Range Of Views On Chavez Visit Chavez, whose anti-American sentiments make him a convenient partner for Moscow, enjoys frequent visits to Russia. On his latest trip, he pledged to make Venezuela what appears to be the third country -- after Russia and Nicaragua -- to recognize the Georgian territories. More
On Chavez's Recognition Of South Ossetia, Abkhazia To better understand Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's announcement that he recognizes the independence of Georgia's breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, RFE/RL contributor Michael Hirshman interviewed Venezuelan international relations specialist Elsa Cardozo, a professor at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas. Cardozo is also a columnist for the Venezuelan daily "El Nacional." More
We've Had Football Diplomacy, Ping-Pong Diplomacy ... Now Judo Diplomacy Five athletes from Azerbaijan have arrived in Yerevan for the European junior judo championships, marking the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union that Azerbaijani athletes have participated in a sporting event in Armenia. More
Akhmed Kadyrov Monument Dismantled In Grozny A giant statue of Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov that stood in front of the newly inaugurated mosque in Grozny was dismantled last night following a decision by his son and current leader, Ramzan, and the family. More
Why Wasn't Iran Invited To Caspian Summit? An interesting event is taking place in Kazakhstan's Caspian port city of Aktau starting September. The Caspian littoral states are holding a first-ever "informal" summit. But one of the countries -- Iran -- has not been invited. Also, there seems to be an unusual sense of urgency on the part of some of the leaders who will be in Aktau. At the same time, however, Kazakhstan officials have suggested there is no set agenda. So what's about to happen in Aktau? More
EU Goes Back To Drawing Board In South Caucasus When they meet in Brussels on September 14, EU foreign ministers are expected to launch a debate on how to bring the bloc's outreach to the South Caucasus up to date. Coming in the wake of the European Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership projects, both of which also target the region, the timing of the new strategy debate suggests the EU has lost its way in the region. More
The Question Russians Are Afraid To Ask Ten years ago, a series of bombings across Russia killed more than 300 people. The authorities blamed Chechen rebels. But Kremlin critics say the security services staged the blasts as part of a plan to bring Vladimir Putin to power. A decade later, some of those critics are dead and the bombings remain unsolved. More
How Obama's Russia Policy Is Playing On The Ground Barack Obama took office promising to try to mend U.S. ties with Russia, part of his strategy to overhaul foreign policy. His pledge has caused concern in Eastern Europe that Washington would weaken its support in favor of better relations with Moscow, while also raising doubts the policy will get the support it needs in Western Europe, where opinion on Russia is divided. More
BUCH: Sorge. Ein Traum. Von Martin Kubaczek (folioverlag.com)
Reihe Transfer XCIV
Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag, 288 S., 13,5 x 21 cm
ISBN 978-3-85256-497-5
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Schauplatz Tokio 1940/41: Ein Mann zwischen den Fronten – Stalins Meisterspion Richard Sorge.
Ein blinder Funker, ein Taubenzüchter, ein verliebter Polizist und eine japanische Geliebte. Während sich im fernen Deutschland eine Armee von drei Millionen Soldaten an Polens Ostgrenze formiert und ins Inferno rollt, befindet sich Richard Sorge – der „rote Asket mit Playboy-Manieren“ – in Japan zwischen nationalsozialistischer Diktatur und Stalin’scher Terrormaschinerie. Ausgehend von der historischen Figur des deutsch-russischen Agenten Richard Sorge entfaltet Martin Kubaczek in atmosphärisch dichten Szenen und poetischen Bildern Leben, Alltag und Spionagearbeit in Tokio: Greift Japan die Sowjetunion an oder setzt sich die japanische Kriegsmarine mit ihren Eroberungsplänen im Pazifik durch? Aufgerieben zwischen einer abstrakten Utopie, dem Glauben an die Veränderbarkeit der Welt, und der Hingabe zu seiner japanischen Geliebten, spitzt sich Sorges Lage dramatisch zu, wird eine Frage immer dringlicher: Ist Integrität möglich? Und wie könnte sie aussehen in einer Zeit, die sämtliche moralische Kategorien in Frage stellt?
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Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag, 288 S., 13,5 x 21 cm
ISBN 978-3-85256-497-5
€ [D/A] 22,50 / € [I] 21,30 / sFr 38,70
Lieferbar
Schauplatz Tokio 1940/41: Ein Mann zwischen den Fronten – Stalins Meisterspion Richard Sorge.
Ein blinder Funker, ein Taubenzüchter, ein verliebter Polizist und eine japanische Geliebte. Während sich im fernen Deutschland eine Armee von drei Millionen Soldaten an Polens Ostgrenze formiert und ins Inferno rollt, befindet sich Richard Sorge – der „rote Asket mit Playboy-Manieren“ – in Japan zwischen nationalsozialistischer Diktatur und Stalin’scher Terrormaschinerie. Ausgehend von der historischen Figur des deutsch-russischen Agenten Richard Sorge entfaltet Martin Kubaczek in atmosphärisch dichten Szenen und poetischen Bildern Leben, Alltag und Spionagearbeit in Tokio: Greift Japan die Sowjetunion an oder setzt sich die japanische Kriegsmarine mit ihren Eroberungsplänen im Pazifik durch? Aufgerieben zwischen einer abstrakten Utopie, dem Glauben an die Veränderbarkeit der Welt, und der Hingabe zu seiner japanischen Geliebten, spitzt sich Sorges Lage dramatisch zu, wird eine Frage immer dringlicher: Ist Integrität möglich? Und wie könnte sie aussehen in einer Zeit, die sämtliche moralische Kategorien in Frage stellt?
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
STATEMENT: Zur Dokumentation "Kampf um Unabhängigkeit" - Beitrag vom 30.08.2009 im MDR. Von Marika Lapauri-Burk und Dr. Frank Tremmel (mdr.de)
Marika Lapauri-Burk & Dr. Frank Tremmel sendeten mir diesen Beitrag zur Veröffentlichung. Da ich ihre Arbeit sehr schätze (siehe Verein Lile e.V.: www.lile.de) möchte ihren offenen Brief, wobei sie auf einen Beitrage im MDR (Kampf um Unabhängigkeit") reagierten, als Diskussionsgrundlage zum Thema Abchasien veröffentlichen. Kommentare sind erwünscht!
Wir möchten Sie fragen, welches Verständnis Ihres journalistischen Auftrages Sie zu dem unten stehenden Satz bewogen hat. Ist Ihnen wirklich völlig entgangen, welche unüberprüften Stereotypien Sie durch solche Äußerungen in Ihre Sendung weiter am Leben erhalten?
Hierdurch entsteht nicht nur ein immer tiefer werdender Riss, der aus unserer Sicht bereits die Glaubwürdigkeit des deutschen Journalismus durchzieht, sondern perpetuiert darüber hinaus eine zweifelhafte Tendenz.
Uns erstaunt übrigens die Vielzahl von Kaukasusexperten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, die umso verwunderlicher ist, da man in den vergangenen Jahren einen Studiengang zur Kaukasiologie nach dem anderen geschlossen hat. Seltsam ist auch, dass angesichts der vermehrten Zahl von Kommentaren, nicht einmal die große Namen, wie z.B. der des Doyens der deutschen Kaukasiologie, des weltweit bekannten Gelehrten, Prof. Heinz Fähnrich, auftauchen.
“Hier heute liegt das Motorboot Josef Stalins am Ufer des Riza-Sees. Dem sowjetischen Diktator gefiel Abchasien so gut, dass er es 1921 zu einem Teil seiner Heimat Georgien erklärte und, versteckt hinter Stahltoren, eine Ferienvilla baute. Die Datsche könnte heute selbst ein Anziehungspunkt für zahlungskräftige Touristen sein.”
Wir möchten an dieser Stelle keine weiteren Kommentare abgeben. Es gibt genügend
Möglichkeiten zu diesem Thema zu recherchieren und nicht mit einem derart
peinlichen Fehler sämtliche Standards korrekter Berichterstattung zu unterlaufen.
Wir übersenden Ihnen die von uns herausgegeben Zeitschrift. Darin ist z. B. ein Artikel über die separatistische Provinz Abchasien, die übrigens ausschließlich auf russischen Quellen basiert.
Wir bitten Sie um eine Stellungnahme zu unserem Schreiben.Marika Lapauri-Burk & Dr. Frank Tremmel
LESUNG: Giwi Margwelaschwili, "Der Kantakt“ - Berlin (giwi-margwelaschwili.de)
am 16. September, 20 Uhr
liest G. Margwelaschwili aus "Der Kantakt"
gemeinsam mit der Lyrikerin Rita Dahl aus Finnland
Literatursalon Kulturhaus Mitte
Auguststrasse 21, 10117 Berlin
Zur Empfehlung: www.giwi-margwelaschwili.de
Neuerscheinung: "Der Kantakt"
liest G. Margwelaschwili aus "Der Kantakt"
gemeinsam mit der Lyrikerin Rita Dahl aus Finnland
Literatursalon Kulturhaus Mitte
Auguststrasse 21, 10117 Berlin
Zur Empfehlung: www.giwi-margwelaschwili.de
Neuerscheinung: "Der Kantakt"
Monday, September 14, 2009
CULTURE: ART-ZONE POLAND/TBILISI (artzona.pl)
ART-ZONE is a festival created by Polish and Georgians - to share the best we have with our best friends.
The festival is taking place in Tbilisi from September the 25th to October the 4th. Best Polish alternative theaters are going to perform in the cetral space of Tbilisi, folk/hip-hop band Psio Crew is going to play together with Georgian quire Chveneburebi; African-Polish musician Mamadou Diouf will make join performance with Niaz and 33a. Photos of World Press Photo winner Polish-Georgian Justyna Mielnikiewicz will be exibit and the best Polish movies will be shown at 33a club in Vake Park. Famous urban space artists & curators will give Tbilisians a chance to look at their city in a different way.
All events are free of charge. And you are more than welcome :)))
Email: artzona@artzona.pl
Internet: http://www.artzona.pl
Grishashvili 48, Georgia, Tbilisi
PROGRAM IN ENGLISH AND GEORGIAN
ArtZone: Day-after-Day
25-27.09 Friday - Sunday – VAKE PARK – CLUB 33A
Friday:
6:00 PM – Photo Exhibition, Justyna Mielnikiewicz
Film festival - Surrealism of living in a system
8:00 PM – A trip down the river
Saturday:
6:00 PM Hydroenigma
8:00 PM Sexmission
Sunday:
6:00 PM Teddy Bear
8:00 PM Calls controlled
2-4.10 Friday - Sunday
Friday:
1:00PM - 4:00 PM - BETLEMI - Art and everyday life in Betlemi, Joanna Warsza
5:00 PM – ROSE REVOLUTION SQ – Theatres’ Co-action:
Akademia Ruchu, Komuna Otwock, Klinika Lalek, Modzraobis Teatri
8:00 PM – ROSE REVLOUTION SQ, the Ark, Teatr Ósmego Dnia
Saturday:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM – BETLEMI – Art and everyday life in Betlemi, Joanna Warsza
6:OO PM - LAGUNA VERE - Fata morgana, Agnieszka Kurant
8:00 PM – ROSE REVOLUTION SQ, the Ark, Teatr Ósmego Dnia
Sunday:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM – BETLEMI – Art and everyday life in Betlemi, Joanna Warsza
VAKE PARK – CLUB 33A:
6:00 PM Sexmission – finale of Film Festival
Concerts:
8:00 PM 33A + Mamadou Diouf
9:00 PM Psio Crew + Chveneburebi
art-zona dRiTi dRe
2009-08-24
gaecaniT art-zonis wvril programas:
vakis parki – 33aA klubi
25-27 IX paraskevi - kvira:
25 IX - Pparaskevi:
18:00 – iustina mielnikieviC – fotografiis gamofena
filmis festivali '"sistemaSi cxovrebis siurealizmi"'
20:00 – Mmogzauroba mdinareze
26 IX - SabaTi:
18:00 wylis saidumloeba;
20:00 seqsmisia
27 IX - kvira:
18:00 daTunia,
20:00 kontrolirebadi saubrebi
2-4 X paraskevi - kvira:
2 X - paraskevi
13:00-16:00 - beTlemi – xelovneba da yoveldRiuri cxovreba beTlemis raionSi
17:00 – vardebis revoluciis moedani – Teatrebis erToblivi speqtakli
(moZraobis akademia, komuna otvocki, tojinebis klinika, moZraobis Teatri
20:00 – Akidobani, Teatr Ósmego Dnia (vardebis revoluciis moedani)
3 X - SabaTi
13:00-17:00 - beTlemi – xelovneba da yoveldRiuri cxovreba beTlemis raionSi
18:00 - laguna vere – fata morgana
20:00 – Akidobani, Teatr Ósmego Dnia (vardebis revoluciis moedani)
4 X - kvira
13:00-17:00 - beTlemi – xelovneba da yoveldRiuri cxovreba beTlemis raionSi
vakis parki – 33a klubi:
18:00 seqsmisia – Ffilmis festivalis finali
koncertebi:
20:00 33a + Mmamadu diuf
21:00 Psio Crew + Cveneburebi
The festival is taking place in Tbilisi from September the 25th to October the 4th. Best Polish alternative theaters are going to perform in the cetral space of Tbilisi, folk/hip-hop band Psio Crew is going to play together with Georgian quire Chveneburebi; African-Polish musician Mamadou Diouf will make join performance with Niaz and 33a. Photos of World Press Photo winner Polish-Georgian Justyna Mielnikiewicz will be exibit and the best Polish movies will be shown at 33a club in Vake Park. Famous urban space artists & curators will give Tbilisians a chance to look at their city in a different way.
All events are free of charge. And you are more than welcome :)))
Email: artzona@artzona.pl
Internet: http://www.artzona.pl
Grishashvili 48, Georgia, Tbilisi
PROGRAM IN ENGLISH AND GEORGIAN
ArtZone: Day-after-Day
25-27.09 Friday - Sunday – VAKE PARK – CLUB 33A
Friday:
6:00 PM – Photo Exhibition, Justyna Mielnikiewicz
Film festival - Surrealism of living in a system
8:00 PM – A trip down the river
Saturday:
6:00 PM Hydroenigma
8:00 PM Sexmission
Sunday:
6:00 PM Teddy Bear
8:00 PM Calls controlled
2-4.10 Friday - Sunday
Friday:
1:00PM - 4:00 PM - BETLEMI - Art and everyday life in Betlemi, Joanna Warsza
5:00 PM – ROSE REVOLUTION SQ – Theatres’ Co-action:
Akademia Ruchu, Komuna Otwock, Klinika Lalek, Modzraobis Teatri
8:00 PM – ROSE REVLOUTION SQ, the Ark, Teatr Ósmego Dnia
Saturday:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM – BETLEMI – Art and everyday life in Betlemi, Joanna Warsza
6:OO PM - LAGUNA VERE - Fata morgana, Agnieszka Kurant
8:00 PM – ROSE REVOLUTION SQ, the Ark, Teatr Ósmego Dnia
Sunday:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM – BETLEMI – Art and everyday life in Betlemi, Joanna Warsza
VAKE PARK – CLUB 33A:
6:00 PM Sexmission – finale of Film Festival
Concerts:
8:00 PM 33A + Mamadou Diouf
9:00 PM Psio Crew + Chveneburebi
art-zona dRiTi dRe
2009-08-24
gaecaniT art-zonis wvril programas:
vakis parki – 33aA klubi
25-27 IX paraskevi - kvira:
25 IX - Pparaskevi:
18:00 – iustina mielnikieviC – fotografiis gamofena
filmis festivali '"sistemaSi cxovrebis siurealizmi"'
20:00 – Mmogzauroba mdinareze
26 IX - SabaTi:
18:00 wylis saidumloeba;
20:00 seqsmisia
27 IX - kvira:
18:00 daTunia,
20:00 kontrolirebadi saubrebi
2-4 X paraskevi - kvira:
2 X - paraskevi
13:00-16:00 - beTlemi – xelovneba da yoveldRiuri cxovreba beTlemis raionSi
17:00 – vardebis revoluciis moedani – Teatrebis erToblivi speqtakli
(moZraobis akademia, komuna otvocki, tojinebis klinika, moZraobis Teatri
20:00 – Akidobani, Teatr Ósmego Dnia (vardebis revoluciis moedani)
3 X - SabaTi
13:00-17:00 - beTlemi – xelovneba da yoveldRiuri cxovreba beTlemis raionSi
18:00 - laguna vere – fata morgana
20:00 – Akidobani, Teatr Ósmego Dnia (vardebis revoluciis moedani)
4 X - kvira
13:00-17:00 - beTlemi – xelovneba da yoveldRiuri cxovreba beTlemis raionSi
vakis parki – 33a klubi:
18:00 seqsmisia – Ffilmis festivalis finali
koncertebi:
20:00 33a + Mmamadu diuf
21:00 Psio Crew + Cveneburebi
Sunday, September 13, 2009
NEWS: 11 Sep 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 510 (iwpr.net)
South Caucasus Frontier Squabble
New Georgian border splits Armenian villagers from their land. By Naira Melkumian, Yeranuhi Soghoian and Nana Mamagulishvili in Bavra (CRS No. 510, 11-Sep-09)
Crumbling Homes Add to Georgia's Woes
Tbilisi struggles to pay for repairs to country's Soviet-era housing. By Tamar Uchidze in Vale (CRS No. 510, 11-Sep-09)
New Georgian border splits Armenian villagers from their land. By Naira Melkumian, Yeranuhi Soghoian and Nana Mamagulishvili in Bavra (CRS No. 510, 11-Sep-09)
Crumbling Homes Add to Georgia's Woes
Tbilisi struggles to pay for repairs to country's Soviet-era housing. By Tamar Uchidze in Vale (CRS No. 510, 11-Sep-09)
Saturday, September 12, 2009
ANALYSIS: Can Russia Win the Ideological Battle in Georgia? By Kornely K. Kakachia (ceres.georgetown.edu)
PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 67
Kornely K. Kakachia
Tbilisi State University
September 2009
Georgia has been one of the most vocally independent-minded countries among the Soviet Union’s successor states. As Georgia’s ambitions to draw closer to Europe and the transatlantic community have grown, its relations with Russia have deteriorated. After the Rose Revolution, Russian-Georgian relations remained problematic due to Russia’s continuing political, economic, and military support for the separatist movements in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Nonetheless, Georgia sought to maintain good relations with Russia, despite the evidence that various Russian political and military forces rejected Georgia’s state-building project as contradictory to Russia’s national interests.
Russia is uncomfortable with Georgia’s democratic and independent nature, as well as with the West’s close ties to a country within Moscow's “legitimate” sphere of influence. Moscow worries that the successful integration of Georgia into Euro-Atlantic structures may cause Russia to lose influence and credibility not only in the Caucasus, but throughout the post-Soviet space. Georgia has demonstrated in recent years that there can exist in the Caucasus a functioning modern democratic state, one in which the economy can develop without government interference and where corruption does not reign. An economically and politically stable Georgia, which might, in the long run, become a successful Eastern European country, can be a model for development that other post-Soviet states, as well as Caucasian republics within the Russian Federation, might emulate. To the Kremlin, this scenario is a dangerous, and potentially costly, zero sum game.
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Kornely K. Kakachia
Tbilisi State University
September 2009
Georgia has been one of the most vocally independent-minded countries among the Soviet Union’s successor states. As Georgia’s ambitions to draw closer to Europe and the transatlantic community have grown, its relations with Russia have deteriorated. After the Rose Revolution, Russian-Georgian relations remained problematic due to Russia’s continuing political, economic, and military support for the separatist movements in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Nonetheless, Georgia sought to maintain good relations with Russia, despite the evidence that various Russian political and military forces rejected Georgia’s state-building project as contradictory to Russia’s national interests.
Russia is uncomfortable with Georgia’s democratic and independent nature, as well as with the West’s close ties to a country within Moscow's “legitimate” sphere of influence. Moscow worries that the successful integration of Georgia into Euro-Atlantic structures may cause Russia to lose influence and credibility not only in the Caucasus, but throughout the post-Soviet space. Georgia has demonstrated in recent years that there can exist in the Caucasus a functioning modern democratic state, one in which the economy can develop without government interference and where corruption does not reign. An economically and politically stable Georgia, which might, in the long run, become a successful Eastern European country, can be a model for development that other post-Soviet states, as well as Caucasian republics within the Russian Federation, might emulate. To the Kremlin, this scenario is a dangerous, and potentially costly, zero sum game.
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SUCHE: Wer kann georgische Jugendliche in Tegel abholen und ihnen ein wenig Berlin zeigen?
Vom 20.09.-04.10. haben wir hier in Dresden wieder eine Jugendbegegnung mit den kaukasischen Freunden.
Die georgische Gruppe - 5 Personen - kommt bereits am 19.09. morgens in Berlin an und würde sich gern dort ein bisschen die Stadt anschauen, bevor sie am 20.09. vormittags nach Dresden weiterfahren.
Nun wird jemand in Berlin gesucht, der sie in Tegel abholen kann und ein bisschen die Stadt zeigt.
Großartig wäre es, wenn sie jemand privat unterbringen könnte, ansonsten müsste ich ein günstiges Hostel buchen.
Kennt jemand junge Leute (Studenten, etc.), die das interessiert und die sich da ein bisschen kümmern könnten?
Wäre super - wenn diese Annonce weitergeleitet wird!
Schöne Grüße aus Dresden
Tina
KULTUR AKTIV e.V.
Tina Wünschmann
Projektkoordinatorin
Mail: Louisenstr. 29 / D - 01099 Dresden
Office: Bautzner Str. 49 / D - 01099 Dresden
(open daily 9:00 - 19:00)
tel: +49-(0)-351-811 37 55
mobi: +49-(0)-151-1729 3403
Fax: +49-(0)-351-811 37 54
mail: tina.wue@gmx.net
www.kulturaktiv.org
Die georgische Gruppe - 5 Personen - kommt bereits am 19.09. morgens in Berlin an und würde sich gern dort ein bisschen die Stadt anschauen, bevor sie am 20.09. vormittags nach Dresden weiterfahren.
Nun wird jemand in Berlin gesucht, der sie in Tegel abholen kann und ein bisschen die Stadt zeigt.
Großartig wäre es, wenn sie jemand privat unterbringen könnte, ansonsten müsste ich ein günstiges Hostel buchen.
Kennt jemand junge Leute (Studenten, etc.), die das interessiert und die sich da ein bisschen kümmern könnten?
Wäre super - wenn diese Annonce weitergeleitet wird!
Schöne Grüße aus Dresden
Tina
KULTUR AKTIV e.V.
Tina Wünschmann
Projektkoordinatorin
Mail: Louisenstr. 29 / D - 01099 Dresden
Office: Bautzner Str. 49 / D - 01099 Dresden
(open daily 9:00 - 19:00)
tel: +49-(0)-351-811 37 55
mobi: +49-(0)-151-1729 3403
Fax: +49-(0)-351-811 37 54
mail: tina.wue@gmx.net
www.kulturaktiv.org
AUSSTELLUNG: Jenseits der Klischees (maerkischeallgemeine.de)
Zehn Magnum-Fotografen zeigen in Berlin Bilder aus dem heutigen Georgien
Ein alter Mann verkauft Kartoffeln aus dem Kofferraum eines Wolgas. Alltag in Georgien. Das Foto des Briten Martin Parr ist Teil der Ausstellung „Georgischer Frühling“ in den Uferhallen in Berlin-Wedding. Zehn Fotografen der renommierten Agentur Magnum bereisten das Land zwischen Februar und April dieses Jahres, unterstützt vom georgischen Kulturministerium. Sie zeigen ein altes Land, einen jungen Staat – zehn Aspekte, zehn subjektive Sichtweisen.
Friday, September 11, 2009
ART: Superstar in Love. New Drawings by Salome Machaidze
Yesterday I have seen my friend Nini Palavandishvili. We had a conversation about many things for example the political situation in this region, the mentality of Georgians, the art in Georgia and above all about the magnum project from foreign photographers in Georgia.
Result of all was the catalog from the magnum photographers about Georgia. We agree each other that this book is a great document about different aims in this official project. You can see there different point of views about Georgia. I think for the Georgian Government is this exhibition not really a success but for the western world is it a good quality ... Maybe this photos could be a "picturesque turn" for the daily life there ...
Late in the evening Nini told me more about Salome Machaidze. She has published in facebook her new drawings. At the time Salome is living in Berlin. Last year we invited her for an exhibition in Leipzig. But now you can see her new works here.
Result of all was the catalog from the magnum photographers about Georgia. We agree each other that this book is a great document about different aims in this official project. You can see there different point of views about Georgia. I think for the Georgian Government is this exhibition not really a success but for the western world is it a good quality ... Maybe this photos could be a "picturesque turn" for the daily life there ...
Late in the evening Nini told me more about Salome Machaidze. She has published in facebook her new drawings. At the time Salome is living in Berlin. Last year we invited her for an exhibition in Leipzig. But now you can see her new works here.
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