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Medvedev pledges to tackle corruption in Russia's North Caucasus
long comments end order mid | 8 hours ago by osburnpark
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday described the level of corruption in the country's North Caucasus as "unprecedented" and promised to takes steps to tackle the problem. read more
Prisoner of the Mountains
1000 DVDs to See | November 9th 2009 by William L Sinclair
Sergei Bodrov, 1996, Russian (8.9*)This is a very touching and unusual anti-war story based on Leo Tolstoy's story Prisoner of the Caucasus. The story is updated to Russia's war with Islamic separatists in Chechnya, and begins with the ambush of a sm read more
Next Stop, Azerbaijan
The Art of Nonconformity by Chris Guillebeau | November 9th 2009 by Chris Guillebeau
After an extended time at home with no international trips, I’m headed back out on the road this week. My journey will take me to the Caucasus region, including Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. Here’s how I arranged the trip and what I read more
Trout by Courbet
Art Club Caucasus International | November 8th 2009 by Art Club Caucasus
From Art Club Caucasus works by various artists read more
Oksijen
Sehr-i Kasya | November 4th 2009 by burak demirtas
Anahtar Parça: Loreena McKennitt- Night Ride Across the Caucasus Hadi… Uyan içimdeki… Uyan,uyan hadi, Kalkma vakti… Kokusunu duydun mu kışın? İliklerine sokuldu mu soğuk Tatsız,zor gelen bir iş günü sabahında? Neden iş read more
AKP, not pro-American???
The Istanbulian | November 4th 2009 by Emre Kizilkaya
American author Patrick Seale, has written an article, "The Rise and Rise of Turkey," for New York Times today. He suggest that "(...) the Iraq war has had another important consequence that is also attracting serious notice. America’s failure in read more
Operation Uranus
History Wars Weapons | November 3rd 2009 by carlos benito camacho
Operation Uranus was the codename for the World War II, Soviet military operation which led to the encirclement of the German 6th Army, and elements of the German 4th Panzer Army. It was part of the Battle of Stalingrad, which was the most ferocious read more
Georgian Designer, Georgy Baratashvili: from Moscow to London
Men's Fashion by Francesco | November 3rd 2009 by Francesco Di Maio
Most people know little about Georgia, often confusing the country with the southern state in the US.Nevertheless, Georgia is a large, ancient country situated in the Caucasus region of Eurasia and surrounded by Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, a read more
Russia Casts a Wary Eye on Deepening U.S.-Georgia Cooperation
The Yankee Sailor | November 3rd 2009 by The Yankee Sailor
On October 30, Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, gave an interview to Ekho Moskvy Radio, in which he severely criticized America’s Georgia policy. Quoted by most of Russia’s news agencies, Rogozin said: “No one has ab read more
Mountaineering in Caucasus
Highball - action sportswear | November 3rd 2009 by Constantin Gabor
Two of my friends have returned from a mountaineering trip to Caucasus. Unfortunately only one of them reached the summit of Elbrus.Here are some photos: read more
Missile Watch: Global Update (April – October 2009)
Strategic Security Project Blog | November 2nd 2009
Missile Watch A publication of the FAS Arms Sales Monitoring Project Vol. 2, Issue 2 October 2009 Written by Matt Schroeder and Matt Buongiorno Table of Contents: Honduras/Mexico: Alleged arms trafficker offered to sell “17 or 18 surfac read more
Does Anyone Know What The Arts And Entertainment Are Like In Russ…
SeeMe Just Rilek | November 1st 2009 by akok panas
I have to do a report on Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan and what kind of Arts and Entertainment they have there. read more
CfP: NEC, "The Balkans and the Caucasus" Bucharest on…
10 Academic Resources Daily | October 31st 2009 by Radu Iliescu
Call for PapersNew Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania, is planning an international symposium, The Balkans and the Caucasus. Parallel processes in the historical... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit read more
EXPAT LIFE: TO MARKET, TO MARKET
LIFE IN THE EXPAT LANE - Stories of the Globetrotting Life | October 31st 2009 by Karen van der Zee
Many expats and travelers enjoy wandering around in foreign markets to give them a feel for the culture of the country and discover treasures to buy. I trust you've taken careful notes and remember my post here of some months ago about my shopping e read more
Russia to quadruple troops stationed in the North Caucasus
The Yankee Sailor | October 30th 2009 by The Yankee Sailor
Just six months ago, the Kremlin declared "mission accomplished" in settling the restive, largely-Muslim region of Chechnya, and pledged to withdraw at least half its troops stationed there. Russian soldiers have allegedly resorted to br read more
CfP: The Balkans and the Caucasus
10 Academic Resources Daily | October 30th 2009 by Radu Iliescu
Call for Papers New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania, is planning an international symposium, The Balkans and the Caucasus. Parallel processes in the historical... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi read more
New Member: Mark Webster
Art Club Caucasus International | October 29th 2009 by Art Club Caucasus
Great works, Mark, my favorites are the Abstract Futurism Paintings !Mark is a painter from Sacramento, USA and you can find and obtain his works here at his website:http://www.websterwebart.com/From Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsFrom Art read more
CfP: Encounters between the Caucasus and the West: Image and real…
10 Academic Resources Daily | October 29th 2009 by Radu Iliescu
Call for papersApril 23 - 24, 2010Possibility to publish papers/proceedings of the conference in Amsterdam Contributions to the Caucasus. Abstract (500 words) expected no later than December 15,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit read more
Ralph Nader takes on Bill O’Reilly
Dandelion Salad | October 29th 2009
Dandelion Salad MoxNewsDotCom October 28, 2009 more about “Nader vs O’Reilly: If We Pull Out Of …“, posted with vodpod see Philip Alston: Record AfPak Drone Attacks Under Obama May Violate International Law ABC Of West’s read more
ABC Of West’s Global Military Network: Afghanistan, Baltics, Ca…
Dandelion Salad | October 28th 2009
by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ October 28, 2009 The century’s longest war continues to rage in South Asia with no sign of abating. Instead, the invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 ha read more
Hyperborea, Lemuria, Atlantis, Aryans and the Nazis
Reclaiming Our Heritage | October 28th 2009 by Alvin H Franzmeier
Aryan: Encyclopedia - Aryan I've often wondered why various questionnaires asking about race give me the option to call myself Caucasian. The whole thing is quite suspect today, but this particular concept of a Caucasian race can be traced back to t read more
ABC Of West’s Global Military Network: Afghanistan, Baltics, Ca…
The Intelligence Daily | October 28th 2009
New works by Jason Novak
Art Club Caucasus International | October 27th 2009 by Art Club Caucasus
From Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsFrom Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsFrom Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsFrom Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsfind more works of Jason Novak hereyeah, we get some new color read more
Caucasian Beauty by Unknown
Art Club Caucasus International | October 26th 2009 by Art Club Caucasus
From Art Club Caucasus works by various artists read more
Landscape Painting with Graf Otto, Baron von Licht und Hans in Po…
Art Club Caucasus International | October 26th 2009 by Art Club Caucasus
From Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsFrom Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsFrom Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsFrom Art Club Caucasus works by various artistsPaintings by Nugzari Natenadze (Baron von Licht) und Graf Oto read more
Health issues in the South Caucasus
Social Science in the Caucasus | October 26th 2009 by Aaron Erlich
What are some of the most urgent health issues in the South Caucasus? And can any differences be seen between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia? These questions and many more can begin to be answered by data from the CRRC Data Initiative (DI). As the a read more
Radio Liberty/Free Europe: Broadcasting - Abkhazia and South Osse…
Windows to Russia! | October 26th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Georgia is hot, bothered and steamy over a new radio broadcast that will start November 2nd, 2009! Georgia is threatening everything from destruction of the radio station to blocking the signal with devices to scramble the signal. I have watched this read more
Former Ingush Opposition Leader Killed in Southern Russia
Net News Publisher | October 26th 2009 by Terry
Local police have said that a former Ingush opposition leaders was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Maksharip Aushev was killed at about 9:30 a.m. Moscow time (6:30 a.m. GMT) on Sun read more
Georgia: The Movie
A World View | October 25th 2009
Hollywood is descending on Georgia (the country, not the state) for a re-telling of last year's conflict with Russia over the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In fact the project, titled simply "Georgia", will be the biggest-ever mov read more
Graf Otto in bed with the Futurists and with "Blue"
Art Club Caucasus International | October 25th 2009 by Art Club Caucasus
From Art Club Caucasus works by various artists read more
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