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2008 August War

Voice from the Georgian–South Ossetian conflict | ‘There is nothing worse than war’

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•5 min read

T G, 70 years old, Zardiantkari ‘When they started setting houses on fire, and burned down my cousins’ houses, we were forced to run away. We were afraid that they would burn us all. So we ran.’ Cost of Conflict: Untold Stories — Georgian-Ossetian Conflict in Peoples’ Lives is a series of personal recollections from people directly affected by the conflict who continue to pay a price today. They are a continuation of George Mason University’s collection of analytical articles, Cost of

2008 August War

Voice from the Georgian–South Ossetian conflict | ‘I am not convinced, even now, that everything is over’

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

M K, 37 years old, Tskhinval ‘My Soviet childhood was very happy. I thought that my whole life would be like a fairy tale. But the fairy tale ended abruptly.’ Cost of Conflict: Untold Stories — Georgian–Ossetian Conflict in Peoples’ Lives is a series of personal recollections from people directly affected by the conflict who continue to pay a price today. They are a continuation of George Mason University’s collection of analytical articles, Cost of Conflict: Core Dimensions of Geo

2008 August War

Voice from the Georgian–South Ossetian conflict | ‘There is no alternative to peace’

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

M M, 47 years old, the village of Dvani, Kareli municipality ‘The cost of conflict is enormous. Everyone paid that cost. I personally paid with my damaged psychology. The most precious part of what I had — the best period of my life — my young age was claimed by this conflict. This is going to haunt me all my life.’ Cost of Conflict: Untold Stories — Georgian–Ossetian Conflict in Peoples’ Lives is a series of personal recollections from people directly affected by the conflict who

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South Ossetia’s youth are striving for opportunities at home and abroad

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

Enterprising young people in South Ossetia have lots of ideas for improving their homeland but the challenges are many. Few opportunities to develop a career at home, even fewer opportunities to travel abroad, a lack of cultural and recreational facilities, and a dearth of funding for youth initiatives mean the obstacles can seem insurmountable. Nevertheless, many are willing to try. An often heard complaint among students in South Ossetia is that there’s nowhere for young people to go o

Abkhazia

Crimea, South Ossetia, Azerbaijan ‘least free places in Europe’

by OC Media

•3 min read

Crimea, South Ossetia, and Azerbaijan have been ranked the least free places in Europe, in the latest edition of American rights group Freedom House’s Freedom in the World report. The report measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights across the world. Countries and territories were ranked on a scale from 0 to 100, with 0 being least free and 100 most free. In the Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Abkhazia, and Nagorno-Karabakh were all rated ‘partly free’ scoring 64, 45, 41,