The South Caucasus "is now a region between other people’s conflicts and less defined by its own."

"Since the start of the Iran conflict at the end of February, flight maps have shown a narrow band of aeroplanes swarming across the mountainous region between the Black and Caspian Seas, as they avoid both Russia and Iran." #Caucasus #Armenia

https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/armenia-azerbaijan-and-the-unfinished-peace/

Armenia, Azerbaijan and the unfinished peace

After two military defeats and the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia is betting on peace with Azerbaijan and a future beyond Russia.

Engelsberg ideas
~Among winter mountains flowers of love bloom and prosper~
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watercolor, colored pencils and golden ink on A2 paper
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Shahbulag Mosque, Azerbaijan
Latest frfom our @[email protected] the ECG Eurasian Film Festival in London showed that Eurasian cinema belongs in the global film conversation https://ow.ly/w1X050Z6hpe #EurasianCinema #FilmFestival #CentralAsia #Caucasus #Cinema #LondonEvents #CentralAsiaCinema #EurasianFilms

Eurasian Film Festival in Lond...
Eurasian Film Festival in London Showcases Cinema from Central Asia and Beyond - The Times Of Central Asia

The ninth edition of the ECG Eurasian Film Festival has concluded in London, bringing together films from Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the wider

The Times Of Central Asia
This church was destroyed during the Soviet era and rebuilt in 2012 (in a village in Lower Khevsureti, north-eastern Georgia, in the Caucasus). It is said that this site was a sacred place for the Khevsurs in pre-Christian times. Pre-Christian traditions live on to this day in Khevsur culture, as they do among the neighbouring Pshavs and the Svans.
(June 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Khevsureti, #Chewsuretien, #Georgien, #Georgia, #Kaukasus, #Caucasia
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kirchen, #Churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Khevsureti, #Georgia, #Caucasus

Armenia is breaking with Russia — Why it matters | DW News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WqdoDoVh88 #Armenia #Russia #Caucasus

Armenia is breaking with Russia — Why it matters | DW News

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One of the many stray dogs that can be found in Ushguli (Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Caucasus) and who follow tourists around in the hope of getting something to eat or at least a few strokes.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Hunde, #dogs, #stray_dogs, #animals, #Ushguli, #Upper_Svanetia, #Georgia, #Caucasus
View of the hamlets of Chazashi and (in the background) Murqmeli in the village cluster of Ushguli (Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Caucasus)
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#landscapes, #Landschaften, #Berge, #mountains, #Architektur, #architecture, #Pferde, #horses, #Ushguli, #Upper_Svanetia, #Georgia, #Caucasus