Abkhazia
Last summer I spent a week on assignment in Abkhazia, Georgia's breakaway region that was recognized as an independent state by Russia 9 years ago.
Last summer I spent a week on assignment in Abkhazia, Georgia's breakaway region that was recognized as an independent state by Russia 9 years ago.
During Soviet time, Abkhazia was a popular vacation destination, and now those who can not afford traveling abroad are visiting it and its' crumbling beach infrastructure
Local market
Abkhazia's football championship game
Some local businessmen are trying to grow vegetables such as tomatoes, but it is hard to get any investment given Abkhazia is not recognized as a country
Gorgeous Soviet-era bus stops with mosaic or neoclassical railroad bridges are mostly abandoned and are rapidly detiorating
Former government building in the city center of Abkhazia's capital Sukhum is abandoned and charred since 1992-1993 war
Local hipsters are mostly moving to Russia but those staying are desperatly trying to organize places to go, such as beach club 'Volna'