the_unlettered_tellurian

Georgia just cropped up in my radar because of the extensive media reports about its ongoing skirmishes with Russia. Very interesting events happening out there, but I was in a bit of a quandary because of my lack of understanding of the history and politics (yes, there is a difference between the two) of the country.

I needed something that is not-too-recent yet not-too-old. Got a bunch of pages on BBC that were put up starting 2005, and seem to have been updated regularly (wherever necessary) after that.

1. A profile of the country.
2. A fairly comprehensive timeline describing key events in Georgia’s history.
3. Kind of an FAQ on Georgia-Russia tensions posted on 10th May 2005.
4. Another FAQ-style article on Georgia-Russia ties posted on 30th April 2008.
5. A very brief article on how the Rose revolution happened.
6. An article, Power games in the Caucasus, posted on the BBC news site on 7th May 2006.
7. A news article, dated 22nd Dec 2006, on Georgia agreeing to pay more money for Russian gas.

These were enough to give me a basic idea of the country and its historic relations with Russia…hope it helps other uninformed souls too.