Ukraine conflict reaches the Caucasus, by Jens Malling
▻https://mondediplo.com/blogs/ukraine-conflict-reaches-the-caucasus
Broken columns, damaged balustrades, fallen statues and faded mosaics are everywhere — proof that #Abkhazia was once part of a great empire. Only the empire in question is not Greek or Roman, but a Soviet one. Structures in the architectural style of socialist classicism that Stalin favoured dominate. For years Abkhazia’s ideal location on the Black Sea made it the preferred holiday destination for every combine-worker and kolkhoz-farmer from the 15 Soviet republics. [#st]
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