#Abkhazia

[abandonedography]

From Henk Van Rensbergen's book Abandoned Places

[dream-world-universe]

Gegsky Waterfall, Gagra, Abkhazia: Gegsky waterfall is one of the most picturesque and visited places in Abkhazia Georgia's breakaway autonomous republic. Located in the gorge of the Gega River, this waterfall amazes with its power and beauty, being a real miracle of nature. The Gegsky waterfall rises to a height of about 70 meters, and its waters flow rapidly... Gagra is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Wikipedia

[drinksss]

flag beasts (disputed territories edition)

[sovietpostcards]

I took the retro train to go to Gagra (Abkhazia) yesterday. It's 60 km to the south from where I'm staying, but it takes 3 hours because of border control. The train is really nice, the dining car is made to look like 1980s and there's an open carriage! Apparently, there are only three carriages like that in Russia (others are in Karelia and somewhere in Siberia).

The view from the window is amazing the whole time because the route goes along the coastline.

[sailorsally]

From yesterday's protests against Russian Law in Tbilisi, Georgia: A protester talks to the spec ops members

[vintagecamping]

Offroad camping in Abkhazia

Georgia

1991

[anna-iren]

We will soon say goodbye to this winter, but now we are meeting the last winter Monday.

[wgm-beautiful-world]

New Athos Monastery - ABKHAZIA

[amirkhan3322]

[alenagerashchenko]

ABKHAZIA

[filmphotographyjournal]

Photo by _Chrome_

[andkzw]

[kirstythejetblackgoldfish]

Assad Meetings and Visits That I Really Wanted to See:

Going to North Korea (DPRK) for a few days and meeting Kim Jong-un. They were pen pals for a long time (tbh I wouldn't be surprised if this continued) and given their awkward personalities and similar life experiences, there would be an instant bond. He'd probably get to see parts of North Korea that are very rarely seen by anyone else (and us in any official photos) and possibly gifted a portrait of Hafez and Kim il-Sung, and a new pet, like a horse

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro coming to visit with Cilia and his son. While Nicolas Maduro Guerra would be visiting universities and religious sites, Bashar, Asma, Nicolas and Cilia would be exploring Damascus and the souks. Maduro's exuberant, excitable personality would really shine through, possibly forcing Bashar to make a few awkward TikTok videos

I feel like Asma meeting Janja da Silva and Veronica Alcocer (Gustavo Petro's wife) would've been somewhat realistic

Visits to Central Asian countries and Abkhazia

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko coming to visit (no Umka though, although I think Zein would've loved Umka. How can you not love Umka?!)

The Alliance of Sahel States leaders dropping by - Assimi Goïta of Mali, Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso and Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger

I was actually kinda hoping that he would've gone to that climate change summit in the UAE, but his prime minister at the time went instead

The big one, that I was really hoping for one day, was a Bashar al-Assad and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi meeting. I even had two dreams about it, including one rather vivid one just a month after Saif's NYT comeback interview

Bashar meeting Saif off the plane at the airport, the car ride to the palace, the public meeting, the closed-door meeting where things might get emotional, but replaced with laughter - and heck, Saif pretends he isn't shy and awkward but he is and always has been. Bashar might even try on Saif's bisht

Then they'd sign agreements and hug and raise each other's clasped hands into the air

Imagine Arab Summits with Saif and Bashar. Now there's going to be no-one

[frame-narrative]

[sovietpostcards]

Gagra, Abkhazia. Photo postcard by V. Panov (1969).

[blackpilledkremlintsarina5294]

My fellow Americans seem to forget that the United States illegally overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii, threw the Queen in jail, annexed the land, and gave the Native Hawaiians the same treatment that was done with the Native American tribes. Today, they are complaining about Vladimir Putin, and thought every region in the ex-Soviet countries was going to be okay being disconnected from the Russian mainland. He doesn't suppress the Ukrainian or Georgian language. His country isn't the one with the most military bases around the world. He prefers a multi-polar world unlike the uniparty that exists in the United States of America.