Rust in Tkvarcheli ‘s power plant // Abkhazia
unrecognized country
Soviet Innerness , the Amra sanatorium // Abkhazia
Soviet Innerness , the Amra sanatorium // Gagra // Abkhazia
Lenin on the playground // Abkhazia
Lenin on the playground // Abkhazia
Soviet bus stop on the black sea shore // Abkhazia
Soviet bus stop on the black sea shore // Abkhazia
Sukhumi ‘s Graces // Abkhazia
Sukhumi ‘s Graces – Abkhazia
At the east of the Dniester river .. nothing // Transnistria
Beyond easy labels of “Soviet theme park” or ” puppet state” given by international press , the breakaway state of Transnistria ( aka Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic ) could be a glimpse into the not so far future of crimea …
The 60’s pool // Abkhazia
The 60’s pool // Gagra // Abkhazia
Nostalgic seaside of an unrecognized country // Abkhazia
On the shore of a glassy sea , Sokhoumi, the capital of the unrecognized country of Abkhazia dreams .
Famous throughout the twentieth century and the former Soviet Union times the black sea’s balniaire station which was once hardly hit during the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict ( 1990s ) takes a bet on russian tourism to recover its old glory, but some wounds are long to heal …
Sukhumi – Babushera airport // Abkhazia
In September, 1993, during the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict five Tupolev civilian airliners were hit by missiles in Sukhumi – Babushera airport . Over 150 people perished in the attacks.
Not exactly Checkpoint Charlie // Abkhazia
Since the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict (1989–present) the old bridge over the enguri River is de Facto the DMZ between Georgia and the breakaway state of Abkazhia.