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Svante E. Cornell & S. Frederick Starr (eds.) – The Guns of August 2008: Russia’s War in Georgia

In the summer of 2008, a conflict that appeared to have begun in the breakaway Georgian territory of South Ossetia rapidly escalated to become the most significant crisis in European security in a decade 다운로드. The implications of the Russian-Georgian war will be understood differently depending on one’s narrative of what transpired and perspective on the broader context 파랜드 사가 다운로드. This book is designed to present the facts about the events of August 2008 along with comprehensive coverage of the background to those events. It brings together a wealth of expertise on the South Caucasus and Russian foreign policy, with contributions by Russian, Georgian, European, and American experts on the region 다운로드.

Cornell, S. E., & Starr, S. F. (Eds.). (2009). The Guns of August 2008. ME Sharpe.

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Thomas Goltz – Georgia Diary: A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus

The author of the acclaimed “Azerbaijan Diary and Chechnya Diary” now recounts his experiences in the strife-ridden Republic of Georgia 다운로드. Soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Georgia fell prey to a series of power struggles, rampant crime and corruption, secessionist wars, and the spillover of the war in neighboring Chechenya 다운로드. Journalist Goltz traces these developments with the same kind of vivid, personal narrative that made his previous books so compelling. This fast-paced, first-person account is filled with fascinating details about the ongoing struggles of this little-known region of the former Soviet Union 소녀전선 다운로드. Featuring memorable portraits of individuals in high places and low, it traces the story from 1992 through the “Rose Revolution,” the resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze, and the new presidency of U.S.-educated Mikhail Saakashvili 파일질라 클라이언트 다운로드.

Goltz, T. (2014). Georgia Diary: A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus. Routledge, Expanded Edition.

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