The World Abaza Congress is launching a new project "Letters of War" ("Аибашьра асаламшәҟәы" - ed.) on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Victory in the Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia in 1992-1993. The project will allow to look at the lives of different people through the messages they sent to their families and friends.

Esma Kvitsinia, the author and project coordinator, specialist of the WAC department for youth development and physical culture, told about the importance of letters as an invaluable source of information.

"Our goal is not just to collect the letters of the war and retell their contents. They connect the past and the present, and are witnesses to the history of our Victory. Each message touches to the depths of the soul and reflects the difficulties that people had to go through and, in spite of everything, find the strength to withstand. The authors carried their feelings throughout the war and shared them in these touching texts. These are stories about war, peace and people, full of love, faith and hope," said Kvitsinia.

The letters cover the period of the tragic events of 1992-1993. Among the authors of the messages are people of different ages and life experiences, but all of them are united by love for the motherland, relatives and friends. In some cases, the addressers are no longer alive, but between the lines it is easy to catch the hope for a quick victory and a happy future.

One of the project participants, an employee of the information department of the WAC, Alisa Khutaba, shared her impressions of reading the letters.

"Each letter is about anxiety, fear, ignorance and never leaving hope for the future. Texts send shivers, return to the difficult past. The story I have read is very tragic. It is about the terrible fact of our war. Having lost his family in a downed helicopter, the author finds the strength not to lose heart, prays for the survivors and believes that all this will end soon," Alisa Khutaba said.

The result of the project should be a series of videos in which WAC employees will read the stories of the war years. In addition, the viewer will be told the background of the letters and how the further fate of their authors developed.

Filming is already underway. The director of the project is the specialist of the department of education, social activism and health of the WAC Naur Khishba.

"It seemed to me that I had a certain visual understanding of the project, and I took it with pleasure. The project is standing out of the way we usually shoot, and I'm very happy with the creative freedom that Congress provides. I hope everyone will be able to feel the personal drama of the authors, the heroism of each single person," said Naur Khishba.

Assistance in collecting letters was provided by the Gudauta Museum of the Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia named after S.P. Dbar, the Museum of Military Glory named after V.G. Ardzinba, as well as the Eshera Museum of Military Glory. Some of the letters were brought by the authors' relatives themselves. All selected materials will be used with the permission of the authors and their families. Pre-produced videos will be uploaded on the website and Congress accounts in social networks.