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The Caucasus: a crossroads of cultures
On October 14, a seminar organized by the Caucasus Ethnography Department of the MAE RAS, "The Caucasus: a crossroads of cultures", was held at the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kunstkamera).
Head of information policy and communications of the World Abaza Congress (WAC) Tengiz Tarba made a report at the seminar. A member of the WAC team, Abzagu Tsvizhba, also took part in the seminar.
The report was devoted to expeditions to ancient human settlements in the mountains of Abkhazia and the history of Christianity in the region.
The event was held within the framework of cooperation of the World Abaza Congress with the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kunstkamera), which is constantly developing thanks to the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the WAC Mussa Khabalevich Ekzekov and the Director of the Kunstkamera Andrei Vladimirovich Golovnev.
Tengiz Tarba told about the joint expeditions of the “Highland Abkhazia” Foundation with the Ministry of Culture and Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Abkhazia. During these studies, about 350 objects of historical and cultural heritage were discovered, including more than a hundred stone buildings at the foot of Mount Khimsa and six well-preserved ovens on the slopes of Mount Dzykhva.
Tengiz Tarba is the author of personal photo exhibitions and presentations about Abkhazia in Italy, Germany, Russia, San Marino and Pridnestrovie. Tarba was twice announced as the winner of the “My Planet” TV channel award in the "Professional photo and video report on travel" category. The event also included a screening of the films “The History of Christianity in Abkhazia” and “Highland Abkhazia. Ancient Human Site”. The participants discussed the importance of Christianity in Abkhazia, which is one of the countries with the earliest spread of this religion. Back in the 1st century AD, the disciples of Christ, Saints Andrew the First-Called, Simon the Zealot, and Apostle of the 70 Matthias, arrived in Abkhazia to preach the Gospel.
The first church community arose in the 4th century in Pitiunt. We would like to thank Makka Albogachieva, Head of the Caucasus Ethnography Department of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, for organizing the seminar.
