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They call their country Sakartvelo. The origins of the country's name in English are obscure. One theory points to the Middle Ages when Christian crusaders swept through the region on their way to the Holy Land.
At that time, it was part of the Persian Empire and the people here were known as "Gurj". They were also devotees of St George. Theory has it that the crusaders made the connection and named the country Georgia. These days, there's no mistaking the link to St George. A golden statue of the saint slaying a dragon dominates Tbilisi's central square. He is also Georgia's patron saint and the national flag featuring his red cross on a white background is everywhere.
Go to any flea market in Georgia and you're likely to stumble across a moustachioed face looking out at you amid the bric-a-brac.
Sixty years after his death there's still a market for portraits of Joseph Stalin, the Georgian-born ruler of the former Soviet Union. As Georgia's most famous son, attitudes here towards "Uncle Joe" are complicated. After independence, many Stalin statues were torn down but now some are returning to town squares.
Some older Georgians revere him as a strong leader, who defeated Hitler, and are proud that tiny Georgia produced someone who had such an impact on world history. But more often he's viewed as a tyrant responsible for brutal purges of his own people. What's the highest mountain range in Europe?
The Alps? It is the Caucasus Mountains marking the border between Georgia and Russia. While the highest peak is in Russia, Georgia lays claim to the second highest, Shkara, which at 5,m 17, ft beats Mont Blanc by nearly m 1, ft. These dramatic mountains, with their terrifying hairpin roads and hidden villages cut off at winter, are the stuff of legend.
In Greek mythology they were one of the pillars holding up the world. And it was here that Zeus tied up Prometheus, to have his liver eaten by eagles. Today they are increasingly becoming a destination for climbers, walkers or skiers looking for adventure. There is a startling amount of space-age architecture in Georgia. The new parliament building is a huge glass and concrete bubble, looking like a giant frog's eye. A slew of new police stations have been built that are all glass and see through, symbolic of Georgia's aspirations for democratic transparency.
Meanwhile, many of the country's roads and infrastructure remains in bad shape. We start our journey in the capital of Tbilisi — a beautiful city whose winding streets give way to Georgian babushkas by the roadside, pomegranate juice sellers, cafes stacked with cheesecake and heaving food markets and bookstalls.
Old men play backgammon and chess on street corners. Hip teenage girls take selfies. We focus on both qualities with a visit to Soviet-era gems from the s and 80s, such as the Lego-like neo-constructivist Ministry of Highways and the expressionist Palace of Rituals. Both are now privately owned, with the latter housing the headquarters of the Bank of Georgia. Today, both these Soviet-era micro-districts suffer from serious overcrowding and a dearth of repairs.
Balconies have been turned into rooms to add additional space to flats, and entire blocks have added precarious-looking extensions from a random assortment of materials. We venture onwards, to the fetching Soviet-classicist town of Gori. Much as when it opened in , the museum continues to be something of a shrine to Uncle Joe.
Paintings and photos of Stalin through the ages show the ruler of the former Soviet Union doing a random assortment of miscellaneous activities. Driving a car, writing a letter, holding a small girl: his eyes follow you wherever you go.
Gori is also the last Georgian-controlled frontier before the contested border with the Republic of South Ossetia — an independent but disputed territory not accepted by the international community. In the war over South Ossetia, Gori was bombed by Russia. At least 20 civilians were killed and the majority of the population escaped before the town fell under Russian control for 10 days. The tour is packed with both Soviet modernist gems, from the array of brutalist concrete buildings to the forgotten Soviet-era bus stops, and regular, reasonably-priced food stops.
The latter happily involves eating mountains of steaming Khinkali — special dumplings which are a Georgian staple.
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