«Город мёртвых» the city of the dead in Dargavs, Ossetia
Central and Western Europeans and their relatives in America generally cultivate a simplistic view of the world. The “politician” in particular is characterized by a feigned lack of interest and one-dimensional thinking. There are only a few peoples and cultures, actually only two: “us” and “them”. We are the good guys and they are either our enemy or are exhibited on “Black History Day” in the local shopping center.

The fact that the world is fascinating, complex and beautiful remains hidden. But if you open your eyes and think outside the box, you can see the ancient truths that connect us all.

Yana Hell - a fetish model and friend of mine from Moscow - was in Ossetia in the Caucasus at the weekend. A meeting place for ancient peoples. In Ossetia, the city of Dargavs lies on the slopes of Mount Raminyrakh, where hundreds of ancient corpses lie in small towers. The city was only abandoned in 2002. Yana describes the mystical story behind it as follows. (who, by the way, is a Slavic witch herself – an honor that I grant her and which she would probably not claim herself).

Город мертвых появился после эпидемии чумы, которую, по легенде, из мести наслала на селение ведьма. Однажды, рассказывают жители Даргавса, к ним пришла девушка неземной красоты, вскружившая голову мужчинам. В битве за сердце незнакомки гибли люди. Спор могли бы решить старейшины, но даже седые старики потеряли рассудок. За дело взялись женщины, решившие прогнать красавицу из села, прозвав ведьмой. Мужчины не захотели расставаться с ней, и, чтобы незнакомка не досталась никому, ее убили.

По преданию, после этого на селение обрушилась эпидемия чумы, а земля перестала принимать тела умерших, выбрасывая их на поверхность. Поэтому и стали строить склепы, чтобы подарить покой усопшим.
— Следов чумы эксперты не нашли, — развенчивает миф Батраз Цогоев.
В действительности свирепствовала холера.

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#Dargavs #history #caucasus #ossetien #russia #cityofthedead #dead

Most Georgians see Russia as enemy, survey shows

Most Georgian citizens consider Russia to be their country's main enemy, and this figure has increased compared to previous years, according to the Caucasus Barometer survey by the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC).

The Caucasus Barometer is an annual survey of socio-economic issues and political views conducted by the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC) in Armenia and Georgia.

According to the survey, 69% of respondents consider Russia to be Georgia's main enemy. In a similar study in 2021, the number was 66%; in 2019, 49%; in 2017, 40%; and in 2012, 35%.

https://kyivindependent.com/most-georgians-see-russia-as-enemy-survey-shows/

#Georgia #RussianAggression #invasions #Caucasus #russian

#Georgia accuses Ukrainian official of plotting coup

Georgia on Monday accused a senior Ukrainian official of plotting to overthrow the Black Sea nation’s government by organising mass unrest, in the blatest episode of escalating tensions between the ex-Soviet countries.

#Kyiv said the claim was “untrue” and called it a Georgian attempt to “demonise” the war-torn country.

Tbilisi has been accused of cooperating with the #Kremlin even though Russian forces have deployed to separatist regions of #Abkhazia and South Ossetia since 2008, when #Moscow invaded the tiny #Caucasus country.

Georgian security services said the deputy chief of Ukraine’s military counterintelligence and Georgia’s former deputy interior minister, Giorgi Lortkipanidze, were plotting “destabilisation aimed at a violent overthrow of the government.”

It said Georgians fighting Russian forces in #Ukraine, including a bodyguard of Georgia’s jailed ex-president Mikhail Saakashvili, were among the conspirators being trained near Ukraine’s border with #Poland.

Ukraine has repeatedly called for Georgia to release #Saakashvili, who is now a Ukrainian national and a top advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky.

Kyiv has said that the Georgian authorities are “killing” the ailing politician on Kremlin orders and has demanded his transfer to a clinic abroad.

Georgia in turn has condemned what it said was “an extreme form of escalation in diplomatic relations”.

Georgia’s security service said anti-government protests “are being planned for October and December, when the European Commission is set to publish its decision on Georgia’s #EU membership application.”

It said the plot “is being carried out with the coordination and funding from a foreign country.”

Ukraine denied the allegations.

“This information is untrue,” Kyiv’s foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Facebook.

“The current Georgian authorities are once again trying to demonise Ukraine in order to solve their internal political issues,” it said, adding:

“The Ukrainian state has not interfered, is not interfering and does not plan to interfere in Georgia’s internal affairs.”

The EU recognised Georgia’s “European perspective” last year, but deferred its membership application while granting candidacy to fellow ex-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova.

That has led to mass anti-government protests in Tbilisi, where the government is facing accusations of backsliding on its commitments to democracy and undermining Georgia’s EU membership bid.

Earlier in September, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said “there is still quite a bit of work to be done” by #Tbilisi to be granted formal candidate status.

#Politics #Surope #NATO

#Mountains and #ethnicgroups in #Europe, most regions often known for #tension, #conflict, or even #war through #history, probably partially due to their rugged #geography

#Austria-Hungary, #Austria, #Czechia #Slovakia #Czechoslovakia #Galicia #Ukraine #Poland
#Caucasus #Georgia #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Russia #Chechnya #Dagestan
#Transylvania #Romania #Hungary
#Switzerland #German #Italian #French #Romansh
#Yugoslavia #Serbia #Croatia #Bosnia #Montenegro #Macedonia #Kosovo