Long reads
Preserve traditions and create
06/12/2022 18:55
Preserve traditions and create
Alexey Gogua: with thoughts about Abkhazia
15/03/2022 20:00
Alexey Gogua: with thoughts about Abkhazia
Sukhum at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries: a town of extraordinary sunsets and roasted chestnuts
19/12/2019 11:50
Sukhum at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries: a town of extraordinary sunsets and roasted chestnuts
Sukhum, the capital of Abkhazia, is an ancient town with a history of 2500 years. At the same time, its modern architectural appearance, so beloved by the townspeople, was formed relatively recently - at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Abkhaz language in ten questions and answers
27/10/2019 15:05
Abkhaz language in ten questions and answers
Abkhaz language belongs to the West Caucasian (Abkhaz-Adyg) group of the Caucasian language family. The closest to it is the Abaza language and they are related to the Adyg, Kabardino-Circassian languages, as well as the now extinct Ubykh. The Abkhaz language is one of the oldest and archaic languages of the world, which has survived to this day. The alphabet of the Abkhaz language consists of 64 letters: 56 consonants, 6 vowels, as well as two signs - a soft sign and a labialization sign.
Sukhum heritage of Joachim Aloisi
04/09/2019 10:25
Sukhum heritage of Joachim Aloisi
This year marks the 165th anniversary of the birth of the industrialist, merchant and silkworm maker, philanthropist Joachim Aloisi, who built several luxurious buildings in Sukhum in the early 20th century. One of them has been preserved and is considered a monument of historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Open palm to the world: state symbols of Abkhaz and Abaza
23/07/2019 10:40
Open palm to the world: state symbols of Abkhaz and Abaza
The history of the state symbols of the Abkhaz and Abaza people is rooted in antiquity. The image of the flag of the Abkhazian kingdom was found on the medieval maps of the Genoese. The modern flag and emblem of Abkhazia were approved on July 23, 1992. Their author was the Abkhaz artist Valery Gamgia. The state symbols of Abkhazia, as well as the national Abaza flag, reflect the history of nations.
Illustrated Abaza alphabet: a teaching manual in pictures
10/07/2019 16:00
Illustrated Abaza alphabet: a teaching manual in pictures
The Abaza language belongs to the Abkhaz-Adyg group of the North Caucasian family of languages. It is related to the Adyg, Kabardino-Circassian, Ubykh (now extinct) and Abkhaz language, with which it is the closest. The Abaza language has two dialects: Tapant (from Abaza Ashua), which underlies the literary language, and Ashkhar (from Abaza Shkaraua). Both are used today. The developer of the first Abaza alphabet was the Abaza and Circassian writer and poet Tatlustan Tabulov.
Frédéric Dubois de Montpéreux: a perspective of a foreigner on the Caucasus
28/05/2019 17:30
Frédéric Dubois de Montpéreux: a perspective of a foreigner on the Caucasus
The works of the Swiss traveler of French origin Frédéric Dubois de Montpéreux, who in the early 1930s made his famous “journey around the Caucasus”, including Abkhazia, are still interesting not only with a detailed description of the Caucasus and Caucasians of those times, but also with the wonderful drawings made by Dubois himself during this three-year voyage.
Battles in the mountains of Abkhazia: from the history of the Great Patriotic War
09/05/2019 22:45
Battles in the mountains of Abkhazia: from the history of the Great Patriotic War
The battles on the mountain passes of Abkhazia are one of the bloodiest episodes of the Great Patriotic War, which largely determined the outcome of the battle for the Caucasus. The persistent attempts of the German troops to penetrate deep into the Republic proved futile: the enemy was unable to occupy the towns of Abkhazia.
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