Reviews
Review | Ravens Before Noah — a bleak yet poetic look at survivors of the Armenian Genocide
Susanna Harutyunyan’s 2015 novel eloquently captures the traumas remaining amongst survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
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North Caucasus
‘A quiet, creeping Russification’: the displacement of indigenous languages across Russia
According to the 2020 census, almost all national languages lost speakers despite the demographic growth of the corresponding ethnic groups.
Reviews
Review | Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird — Georgia’s overlooked masterpiece
Otar Iosseliani’s 1970 film is a poetic wander through the absurdity of life.
Georgia
Analysis | Why did Georgia really phase out its public employment programme?
Social allowance remains Georgia’s only major social welfare pillar, with as much as 18% of the population enrolled in subsistence allowances.
Bahruz Samadov
‘The state plans to end my life’ — Bahruz Samadov calls for solidarity in prison letter
In an appeal shared from prison, Azerbaijani researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov warned that Baku may try to end his life.
Reviews
Review | The Navigator — when GPS becomes your confidant
Lasha Bugadze’s play The Navigator won an award at the 2011 International BBC Playwriting Competition, where it premiered.
Georgia
Georgia’s energy sector is leaking money — into Russian coffers
Strategic energy projects remain stalled or abandoned with millions instead going to pay arbitration disputes led by Russia and Turkey.
