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In former Soviet states, a tug of war between East and West - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 14 hours agoAcross the former Soviet Union “the whole context is now shaped by how the Ukraine war has radicalized competition between Russia and the West,” said Gerard Toal, author of “Near Abroad,” a ...
Georgian NGOs Vow To Defy 'Foreign Influence' Law
International Business Times· 6 days agoAround 200 Georgian NGOs on Wednesday vowed to defy a "foreign influence" law that has caused deep divisions in the Caucasus country, triggering mass...
Prehistoric Babies Buried Beneath “Dragon Stone” May Have Had Exceptional Birth
IFLScience· 20 hours agoDuring the 16th century BCE, prehistoric people in what is now Armenia placed a 3.5-meter (9.8-foot)...
It's Russia versus the West again, this time playing out in tiny Georgia
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia, a Russia-style bill targeting civil society and independent...
Georgia's parliament speaker signs a divisive foreign influence bill into law
Associated Press· 1 day agoThe speaker of Georgia’s parliament said he gave the final endorsement on Monday to a divisive...
Artur Chilingarov, Russian polar scientist and member of parliament, dies at 84
StreetInsider· 3 days agoChilingarov was born in the city then known as Leningrad to Russian and Armenian parents and spent much of his childhood in Russia's North Caucasus region. From the early ...
A Border Runs Through Their Families. Now It’s a Front Line.
New York Times· 6 days agoWhen Valentina’s small town in Russia came under heavy bombardment in March by Ukrainian forces, her...
Satellite images show aftermath of Ukraine strike on Black Sea port
Newsweek· 3 days agoNew satellite imagery appears to show the aftermath of Ukrainian strikes close to the eastern...
US condemns Georgian parliament's passing of foreign influence bill
Colorado Springs Gazette· 7 days agoThe United States on Tuesday condemned a move by the parliament in the South Caucasus state of...
Georgia’s Ruling Party Secures a Contentious Law on Foreign Influence
New York Times· 7 days agoThe Parliament, controlled by the Georgian Dream party, overrode a presidential veto of a bill...