#Armenian/Georgian fashion

[kook-sir]

that one panel of girls being girls!!!! theyre great friends!!! best friends!!! friends that kiss once and awhile!!!!

[pesoglav]

A thing I find downright disgusting is how a big chunk of American Orthodox Christian people on here act like complete edge lords or abusive maniacs. Shaming and bullying Catholics is not acceptable or condoned. A little known fact about Eastern Orthodoxy (being one myself of the Bulgarian Patriarchy) is that most denominations wouldn't exist if it weren't the Catholic Church and the Pope, there wouldn't be Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian (it dates its beginning in Kievan Rus before that most of the southern lands near Kherson and Odessa were subjects of the Bulgarians) and every other denomination you can think of excluding Greek, Armenian, and Georgian. That's because Constantinople wanted sole control of the church and didn't allow the sanctity three biblical languages to be violated, yet without support and recognition from the Vatican, the Bulgarian church wouldn't have switched to Glagolitic script and wouldn't have developed it into Cyrillic.

The fact that you just use Death to the World zine as some sort of fashion accessory and treat Orthodoxy as a fashion statement more than as a belief, you try and prey on easter european women in search of a "trad wife", you dismiss other patriarchies that arent the American Orthodox or the Russian Orthodox, and other assorted foul behaviour.

You are lower than scum, you are as we say here a гнида/gnida. Your final judgement will be by St. Peter

[newfashionlove]

This girl's name is Alyona Salamatina, she is 19, was born in Moscow. However, in addition to her Russian roots, she also has Georgian, Uzbek, Azerbaijani and Armenian ones. During her short career, she has already walked the catwalks of major brands – for example, at FW’24 fashion week, she participated in the shows of Prada, Dior, Simon Rocha, Moschino, Giambattista Valli and more.

[crypticfandomtrash]

Theoretical Alphabet Apprentices Part 2

K's real name is Karekin Darchinyan. He is Armenian and was born in the capital city. He speaks Armenian, English, Georgian, Russian, and Arabic. He is also studying Ancient Greek and Latin. His birthday is October 18, 1986.

He is 5'11 and three quarters. He has pale skin, brown hair, and blue eyes. He is fairly slim, but he can fight well.

His parents died in a bombing when he was 14. He took shelter in a church for a few weeks before being found by Wammy, who was visiting Armenia at the time. He loves history and weaponry and researches old battles. He is decent at almost every subject.

He remains in the Successor Program, but he knows he isn't likely to be chosen as L's main apprentice. He wants to become a historian or a history teacher. As of pre-timeskip Death Note, he is 17-18.

O's real name is Odette Lacroix. She is French and was born in Marseilles. She speaks French, English, and Italian. She is also learning Japanese. Her birthday is April 11, 1990.

She is 5'6 in height. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. Her favorite clothes are cute dresses and she loves accessories.

Her parents died in a car crash when she was 2. She survived and was raised by an aunt until she was 12. She was placed in foster care because her aunt remarried and the husband didn't want her around. Wammy heard of her plight from a contact and had her flown to England. She is energetic and cheerful. She makes friends easily and often gives other kids advice. She quit the program to study various things geared around helping others.

She is very compassionate and empathetic. She is Catholic and prays for the wellbeing of others. Since she doesn't remember much about her parents, she isn't as negatively affected by their deaths as she could have been. As of pre-timeskip Death Note, she is 13-14.

P's real name is Ploumisti Chloros. She is Greek and was born in a seaside town. She speaks Greek and English. She is studying French. Her birthday is June 25, 1988.

She is 5'10 in height. She has brown hair with a goldish tint and amber eyes. She is athletic and doesn't let people mess with her.

Her parents gave up custody because they were extremely poor. No other relatives could take her. She was brought to Wammy's when she was 5. Her name means "ornament" and she is considered a great beauty. She is able to get almost whatever what she wants because she is very charming. She quit the program because she wants to be a model or a fashion designer.

She encourages others to feel beautiful and positive about themselves. While she can be manipulative, she does not like to hurt others or their feelings. As of pre-timeskip Death Note, she is 15-16.

Q's real name is Qiaoluan Feng. She is Chinese and was born in Shanghai. She speaks Chinese, Japanese, and English. Her birthday is January 7, 1988.

She is 5'5. She has sleek black hair and dark brown eyes. She is slender and pretty, though she doesn't brag.

Her parents were protesters who were executed by the government when she was 11. A contact of Wammy's saw her in state care and notified him. She was secretly taken to England. She is sly and quick witted. She is skilled at making disguises and hacking computers and is often found hanging out with Matt. She also enjoys tea ceremonies and other traditional things.

She hasn't quit the program and hopes that her skills will be useful to L and whoever becomes his main apprentice. She hopes to become either a white hat hacker or a software developer. As of pre-timeskip Death Note, she is 15-16.

R's real name is Reshmi Kaur. She is Indian and was born in the Punjab region. She speaks Hindi, Punjabi, and English. Her birthday is March 12, 1987.

She is 5'2 and a half in height. She has very long black hair and brown eyes. She does not cut her hair because she is a Sikh and they don't do that unless there is an emergency.

Her parents died from the same illness when she was 9 and her relatives refused to take her in. After two foster homes, she was flown to Wammy's when she was 13. She is friendly and has a good sense of humor. She quit the Successor Program to study medicine. She wants to be a doctor and is extremely diligent.

She often tends to her friends' scraps and bruises. Whenever she finds an injured animal, she will try to nurse it back to health. She enjoys dancing. As of pre-timeskip Death Note, she is 16-17.

[inaaontheskyways]

Since all my OCs come from different corners of the Spiral and are of varying mythological beings, I decided to compile a list of both their origins and occupations!

(Sidenote: some details about certain worlds! Those in purple belong or were reimagined by me, those in green are just canon worlds renamed by me, and those in red belong to @prince-of-khrysalis and @brewbellwizardry!)

Caelum: Eva (Filipina-Palestinian-Calé/angel; astralmancy/Eden caretaker)

Lemuria:

Kalpana (Nepali/cthulhi; spatiomancy/avatar)

David (Jewish American/lich; chronomancy/conman)

Milagro (Dominican/sylph; thaumaturgy/hoop aerialist)

Heroica:

Vontae (Black American; physical, hero trainee)

Iina (Navajo; mental, fashion major)

Airam (Nicaraguan-American; almighty, freelance hacker)

Binna (Korean-American/A.I.; reality/idol)

Melanie (White American/virus; reality/villain sidekick)

Kamiyah (Black-Ecuadorian; disempowered, street racer)

Empyrea:

Eranuhi (Armenian Lom/pixie; solarmancy/Miracle Mitch's assistant)

İnayət (Azerbaijani/pig; divination/keytarist)

Shushana (Georgian Jewish/alphoi; lunarmancy/singer)

Grizzleheim:

K'ila (Greenlandic Inuit/snow angel; thaumaturgy/martyr)

Greko (Finnish/näkki; privateer/Ironclaws leader)

Cedine (Afro Norwegian; musketeer, Wolf ranger)

Othi (Swedish Romani; swashbuckler, Splithoofs fighter)

Sarai (Danish Jewish; buccaneer, wanderer)

Darkmoor:

Sevastjan (Estonian/werewolf; solarmancy/W.C. Forces guardsman)

Vidas (Lithuanian, vampire bat; thief)

Līga (Latvian/gargoyle; chronomancy/bounty hunter)

Greeta (Estonian; necromancy, Rickoyoto student)

Polaris:

Prokhor (Russian; divination, Ravenwood student)

Hadria (French Algerian, arctic hare; La Révolution lieutenant)

Théane (Monégasque/matagot; conjuration/bartender)

Hilol (Uzbek, courtesan)

Nima (Buryat, half-polar bear; cigarette boy)

Gamassa:

Priscila (Cuban/avialtri; umbramancy/researcher)

Jacinto (Afro Venezuelan/changeling; conjuration/Arcana student)

Roshan (Iranian, half-bunny; ex maiden-in-training)

Yuuto (Japanese/cambion; mysticism/hitman)

Karamelle:

Goldie (Austrian Jewish; conjuration, Ravenwood student)

Elise (Papuan/gnome; theurgy/figure skater)

Aulia (Indonesian, half-raccoon; housespouse)

Rayner (German Turk/elf; lunarmancy/doctor)

Avalon:

Vaino (Welsh Romani; pyromancy, Ravenwood student)

Carmel (Welsh Jewish; necromancy, alchemist)

Meriful (Scottish Romani/anthusiai; necromancy/druid)

Darina (Afro Irish, half-deer; budding writer)

Marleybone:

Sestiva (Irish; necromancy, Ravenwood student)

Zakhi (Afro Scottish; buccaneer, Shatterhands tank)

Trainet (Scottish Romani, mouse; Quarrel Mob moll)

Wysteria:

Bisera (Bulgarian Turk; thaumaturgy, assitant librarian)

Peritz (Jewish Canadian; theurgy, Pigswick student)

Monquista:

Zãne (Basque/aidegatxo; divination/smuggler)

Yeniel (Afro Spanish/anjana; theurgy/healer)

Jamilla (Portuguese Jewish/anjana; mysticism/astrologist)

Cosme (Spanish; stellarmancy, aristocrat)

Wizard City:

Tiena (English Romani; lunarmancy/handyman)

Alura (Black Canadian; conjuration/W.C. Forces artificer)

Epimetej (Bosnian/half-draconian; pyromancy/Ravenwood student)

Coloratura:

Ithal (Irish Romani; sorcery, W.C. Forces knight)

Cherie (Haitian/elf; spatiomancy/concubine)

Zulekha (Lebanese/ghost; chronomancy/ex-concubine)

Kinna (Welsh; pyromancy, head priestess)

Dragonspyre:

Ivan (Serbian; necromancy, Dragonhorn Order knight)

Uana (Romanian; divination, Storm Department major)

Yakov (Bulgarian Jewish; thaumaturgy, Chivalric Forces trainee)

Mateja (Slovenian; pyromancy, Dragonhorn Order knight)

Qendräk (Albanian Ashkali; conjuration, Myth Department major)

Eldra (Croatian Romani; theurgy, Life Department major)

Andrej (Macedonian; sorcery, Balance Department major)

Vitalia:

Ariele (Italian Jewish‐Tunisian/half-guinea pig; dualism/Shatterhands bag-boy)

Lereia (Italian Jewish-Tunisian, porcelain doll; hitch-hiker)

Luretta (Sicilian Moroccan, half-unicorn; Resistance spy)

Valente (Genovese, unicorn; Armada soldier)

Aquila:

Titania (Greek; privateer, Shatterhands 2nd-in-command)

Zinon (Greek/elf; mysticism/wanderer)

Spisene (Greek Romani; divination, Arcadia student)

Taysa (Afro Greek/asteriai; stellarmancy/Arcadia student)

Mirage:

Yousef (Saudi/vampire; thaumaturgy/House of Tabbi captain)

Wafae (Afro-Omani/avialtri; spatiomancy/wanderer)

Ku-aya (Iraqi/udug; umbramancy/Silenus' ward)

Krokotopia:

Meresamun (Nubian; chronomancy, Temple of Balance priestess)

Kreianos (Nubian/half-krok; pyromancy/Medjai commander)

Fibruniyah (Copt/undine; divination/ferrywoman)

Wagguten (Berber; sorcery, Temple of Balance trainee)

Zafaria:

Resego (Tswanan; necromancy, Arcanum researcher)

Umklomelo (Zulu/tikoloshe; necromancy/blacksmith)

Mooshu:

Dechen (Tibetan; theurgy, Ravenwood student)

Choua (Hmong; mysticism, Shatterhands witch)

Nengmei (Chinese/huli jing; pyromancy/bride-to-be)

Zayaa (Mongolian/frog; thaumaturgy/Shangri Baa apprentice)

Rajah:

Fulki (Santhal/guhyaka; conjuration/princess)

Zeenat (Pakistani/genie; miraclism/Fulki's contractor)

Yago:

Luntian (Bisayan/kataw; lunarmancy/babylan)

Liwliwa (Iloco/diwata; stellarmancy/loner)

Wallaru: Jiemba (Wiradjuri/mimih; solarmancy/Didgeri dragon caretaker)

Celestia:

Aroha (Maori/ice construct; thaumaturgy/Ravenwood student)

Fielea (Tongan/swan maiden; astralmancy/Eight Legs agent)

Mikaere (Maori/lunari; spatiomancy/bodyguard)

Skull Island:

Julien (White Caribbean; swashbuckler, Shatterhands captain)

Haydée (Puerto Rican/elf; sorcery/Gravulum Order researcher)

Aviarios:

Daniel (Jewish American; underground fighter)

Lázaro (Cuban-American/cagueiro; lunarmancy/private eye)

Audélia (Jewish American, half-canary; tabloid reporter)

Tiara (Japanese-Chumash, ladybug; aspiring starlet)

Cool Ranch:

Otaktay (Lakota; musketeer, Shatterhands sniper)

Jewel (Black American, half ball-tailed cat; magician)

Basilio (Mexican, coyote; sheriff)

Heyra (Mexican/duende; solarmancy/amateur monstrologist)

Coatlán:

Tlacelel (Nahua/nagual; chronomancy/bounty hunter)

Nayeli (Zapotec/cactus dryad; sorcery/photomancer)

Melodioso:

Odalis (Panamanian/myrmeki; theurgy/bride)

Yasmin (Brazilian/boiúna; sorcery/mercenary)

Painé (Chilean/carbunclo; astralmancy/bard)

El Dorado:

Raymundo (Colombian/solari; solarmancy/prince)

Yadira (Colombian/stellari; stellarmancy/princess)

Khrysalis:

Nona (Assyrian/pyros; stellarmancy/shadow hunter)

Isidora (Guatemalan/squirrel; conjuration/war messenger)

Shay (Irish Jewish/sea slug; pyromancy/code breaker)

InvictaMane: Kem (English Romani/incubus; theurgist/court jester)

[hexjulia]

books i'm thinking about reading sometime encountered this evening;

The Chronicle of Morea: Historiography in Crusader Greece

'The Chronicle of Morea, one of the most important and controversial historical narratives written in the late Middle Ages, tells the story of the formation and government by the Villehardouin dynasty of a remarkably successful Crusader State following the conquest by western invaders of the capital - Constantinople - and the provinces of the Byzantine Empire. By examining all the Chronicle's surviving Greek, French, Spanish and Italian versions, this study, the first of its kind, explores in depth the literary and ideological contexts in which the work was composed, transmitted and re-written. The result is a fascinating analysis of cultural exchange in a rich and vibrant eastern Mediterranean world where different ethnicities were obliged to live alongside each other, and outside political interests frequently intruded in dramatic fashion. Translations into English have been provided of all the material discussed.'

The Universal History of Stepʻanos Tarōnecʻi: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

'The Universal History (Patmut'iwn tiezerakan) of Step'anos Taronec'i is a history of the world in three books, composed by the Armenian scholar at the end of the tenth century and extending from the era of Abraham to the turn of the first millennium. It was completed in 1004/5 CE, at a time when the Byzantine Empire was expanding eastwards across the districts of historic Armenia and challenging key aspects of Armenian identity. Step'anos responded to these changing circumstances by looking to the past and fusing Armenian tradition with Persian, Roman, and Islamic history, thereby asserting that Armenia had a prominent and independent place in world history. The Universal History was intended to affirm and reinforce Armenian cultural memory. As well as assembling and revising extracts from existing Armenian texts, Step'anos also visited monastic communities where he learned about prominent Armenian scholars and ascetics who feature in his construction of the Armenian past. During his travels he gathered stories about local Armenian, Georgian, Persian, and Kurdish lords, which were then repeated in his composition.'

Marcus Aurelius in Love; Marcus Aurelius and Marcus Cornelius Fronto. Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction and Commentary by Amy Richlin

In 1815 a manuscript containing one of the long-lost treasures of antiquity was discovered—the letters of Marcus Cornelius Fronto, reputed to have been one of the greatest Roman orators. But this find disappointed many nineteenth-century readers, who had hoped for the letters to convey all of the political drama of Cicero’s. That the collection included passionate love letters between Fronto and the future emperor Marcus Aurelius was politely ignored—or concealed. And for almost two hundred years these letters have lain hidden in plain sight.

The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Time. Adrienne Mayor

Like their modern counterparts, the ancient fossil hunters collected and measured impressive petrified remains and displayed them in temples and museums; they attempted to reconstruct the appearance of these prehistoric creatures and to explain their extinction. Long thought to be fantasy, the remarkably detailed and perceptive Greek and Roman accounts of giant bone finds were actually based on solid paleontological facts. By reading these neglected narratives for the first time in the light of modern scientific discoveries, Adrienne Mayor illuminates a lost world of ancient paleontology

Ausonius: Moselle, Epigrams, and Other Poems

Ausonius provides translations of the key works of Ausonius, an important later Latin poet whose poems detail the social and cultural life of Gaul and its environment. His often difficult and playful Latin is presented in English by the award winning poet Deborah Warren, enabling a new generation of students to use and understand the poems. With notes and commentary throughout, this volume will be important not only as an example of later Latin poetry but also as a window onto the Later Roman Empire and the beginnings of early Christian writing.

[inapat16]

Soviet union films that you should check out

Sayat Nova (The Color of Pomegranates) 

The title refers to the Armenian 18th century poet named "Sayat Nova". The film was directed by the Georgian filmmaker Sergeï Parajanov in 1968. Parajanov started working on this film due to the complications on another project called Kiev Frescos — from which remain only fourteen minutes left today. Sayat Nova was shot in Armenia, which was Parajanov’s ancestors homeland. Parajanov started working on this film because he was a great lover of religious icons. This passion came directly from his father, who was himself an antique dealer. This film is therefore in a way a tribute from a son to his father, in the way he shows that it is necessary to  save art.

The film is divided into eight chapters : "Childhood", "Youth", "Prince's Court", "The Monastery", "The Dream", "Old Age", "The Angel of Death" and "Death". The film follows the course of the life of the poet, from the cradle to the grave. What is interesting about this film is that it tells the story of a poet's life, in the manner of a poem. Rarely quoting Sayat Nova's poems, Parajanov manages to shape a visual language that tends to recreate the experience of reading poetry. The visual universe of the film is very singular because it borrows a lot from theater.  Indeed, all the shots are still, and organized as tableaux. Moreover,  the main actress, Sofiko Chiaureli plays 6 roles, both male and female. So that you have the feeling of seeing the same face during the entirety of the film. As a funny parallel, Sergeï Parajanov writes, directs, edits, choreographs, and designs both sets and costumes of the film. All these parallels are indeed a way to produce visual rhymes, to remind us that this film is about Sayat Nova's poetic work

Beyond the symbols and idiosyncrasies, the film is striking for its intense aesthetic beauty and its sense of detail, particularly through its collage of materials and textures. The idea behind this project is to revive the power of a primitive cinema that focuses above all on the image, and that questions the viewer's relationship to images. Sayat Nova revives an idea of the image that one might have had in the Middle Ages: this flatness of perspective and relief; this palette of colors without artifice; these strange, unrealistic choices to play out action, symbolism and time on the same immobile plane, embodied in an old-fashioned plasticity. And yet, Parajanov does not make a picture-film: he plays with sounds, with cyclical, and almost atemporal gestures.

"In the temple of cinema there are images, light and reality. Sergeï Parajanov was the master of that temple." - Jean-Luc Godard. 

Obviously, when the film was presented to the Soviet authorities, it was immediately attacked since it showed no class struggle or critical awareness of social reality and that it was instead, steeped in a suspicious fascination with a past feudal era. Most of the critics said that film was "completely unintelligible" and harmful to working-class art because it showed a bourgeois formalism. Paradjanov was then forced to accept that a purified version of his film be made. It was this shortened version, under the title Sayat-Nova - The Colour of Pomegranates, which was shown in cinemas.

Link to watch the film : https://youtu.be/KLZ4GSxP9eo 

J.A. Lenourichel

[circassianhatko]

Circassian 🍀 Бжьэ (Bžʹe; "bee, bowl, horn, hornet"), Ukrainian 🇺🇦 Бджола (Bdžola), Russian 🇷🇺 Пчела (Pčela), Old Irish 🇮🇪 Bech, Lithuanian 🇱🇹 Bitė etc. 🐝🥃

Etymology = History. In the Circassian 🍀 language, бжьэ (bžʹe) = bee, hornet, horn, drinking horn, bowl, glass, tube, flute [glass], slender..

With love from the Most Fashionable Circassia, [t͡ʃʼaːɡʷa]/[t͡ʃʼaːkʷa] Circassian кӏэ (č̣̍ă; "tail"), кӏагуэ/кӏако (č̣̍āg°ă/č̣̍āko; "short, short-tailed, short padded coat, smock, suit"), e.g. кӏагуэ дыта (č̣̍āg°ă dətă; "quilted vest")

[t͡saːkʷa] цы (cə; wool, hair, featherdown) + [и]куэ[н]/[и]ко[н] ([to] stuff, cram, fill) → цакуэ (cāk°ă/cāko; light padded coat) < lit. "wool-stuffed" цы + -ей (that belongs to) → цей/цы�� (homespun cloth, Cherkeska) < lit.

"of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloth"

cf. Italian 🇮🇹 giacca (jacket, coat), French 🇫🇷⚜️ jaque (gambison), German 🇩🇪 Jacke (jacket), Norwegian 🇳🇴 jakke, Latvian 🇱🇻 jaka (jersey, blazer), jacket (from the French 🇫🇷⚜️ diminutive form), of unknown origin… Unless you know the good old Circassian.

Sacque, also of uncertain origin, is one of the most confused words because of the different senses of "sack". German 🇩🇪 Sakko (sportcoat), Romanian 🇷🇴 sacou, Czech 🇨🇿 sako, Macedonian 🇲🇰 сако (sako), Serbian 🇷🇸 сако, Croatian 🇭🇷 sako.

The Circassian 🍀 word щхьэнтэ (/ɕħanta/; pillow, подушка), from щхьэ (head, голова) + -н + -тэ (place to lay one's head, место для головы), has been borrowed into many languages, including Ottoman 🇹🇷 as /t͡ʃanta/ (bag). cf. Old English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 codd (bag, сумка), Scots 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 codd (pillow, подушка).

Albanian çantë 🇦🇱

Arabic شَنْطة (šanṭa) 🇸🇦

Armenian չանթա 🇦🇲

Aromanian čantă

Azerbaijani T çanta 🇦🇿

Bulgarian чанта 🇧🇬

Chagatai T جونتاى

Crimean T çanta

Gagauz T çanta

Georgian ჩანთა 🇬🇪

Greek τσάντα 🇬🇷

Ladino chanta

Macedonian чанта 🇲🇰

Persian چنته 🇮🇷

Romanian geantă 🇷🇴

Serbian чанта 🇷🇸

Turkish çanta 🇹🇷

etc.

The Circassian 🍀 word щӏакӏэ ("chaff, мякина", borrowed into Ottoman 🇹🇷 as şaka "поддразнивание"), from щӏэн ("to do, cultivate, уметь что-л. делать, возделывать, выращивать"), щӏа ("произведенный, сделанный"), кӏэ ("tail, хвост[ы]"). Tailing

cf. English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 chaff (мякина, поддразнивание).

Ottoman Turkish 🇹🇷 شاقا, Chagatai شقّه, Ladino shaka, Albanian 🇦🇱 shaka, Gagauz şaka, Turkish şaka, Crimean Tatar şaqa or шакъа ("joke")…

I reveal, for the first time, that they come from the Circassian 🍀 word щӏакӏэ /ɕʼaːkʲʼa/ "chaff".

In the Circassian 🍀 language, щӏакӏэ ("chaff") / шӏакӏэ ("unwanted plants, сорняк"),

щӏанэ / шӏанэ ("seedlings"), щӏэгъуэ / шӏэгъу ("time to do business, sow, plant, время делать, сеять, сажать"), щӏэн / шӏэн ("to do, cultivate, grow sth"), кӏэ ("tail, end, excess, unwanted part")

Compare English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 chaff ("the husks of a grain-producing plant, anything worthless, rubbish, light-hearted joking, teasing"), tailing ("the lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by winnowing or threshing"), tail grain etc.

Most likely, the word hair in the Turkish 🇹🇷 language is also borrowed from the Circassian language, which is sha-tz and in Turkish 🇹🇷 its saç...

Another word Hat in Turkish 🇹🇷 is şapka which is borrowed from Russian 🇷🇺 and most possibly be again originated by the word "Sha" in our Circassian language.

Circassian сыр/стыр (sər/stər; "scalding, burning, hot, bitter"), сын/стын (sən/stən; "to burn"). Compare Ancient Greek 🇬🇷 Σείριος (Seírios; "Sirius"), believed to mean "scorching" or "burning" 🆚 Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 sêr ("stars"), Tocharian A śre ("star")…, from a PIE (Proto-Indo-European) word meaning "to burn". ✴️

Circassian сыр (syr; spicy, searing) Ru. сыр (cheese) OPr. suris (#sour milk cheese) Lv. sūrs (bitter) Lt. sūrus (salty) La. serum (whey)...

Another word in Circassian could be "Къуае".

Indeed, the word "whey" (of uncertain origin) might come from the Circassian language. Scots 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 quhey, Old Dutch 🇳🇱 *hwei, Proto-Germanic 🇩🇪 *hwają..

cf. 🧀 in various forms of the Adyghe language: Old Adyghe кхъуайэ, Kabardian Adyghe кхъуей, Temirgoy Adyghe къуае, Shapsug Adyghe хъуае etc.

A Circassian word "Теувэн" (tewvăn; stand still on, stand on, stay on top of, place in horizontal position, step, stop on sth, ascend the throne, set foot, set off, tread, enter), те- (on the surface of sth), иувэн, увын (to stop, stand up, establish, consolidate, assert) ⏸️👢🛳️🏋️‍♂️🏬🦟💹

Circassian Ху/Хужь/фыжьы (hu/hw/hužʹ/fyžʹy; "white"), Gothic 🇩🇪 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 (ƕeits), Old Gutnish Huit, OE Hwīt, Scots 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fyte, Wymysorys Wȧjs, OHG Wīz.

Circassian блэн (to shine, blaze, knit, braid). Russian 🇷🇺 блеск (shine, blaze), белый/бледный (white). Braid (from *bʰrēǵ- "to shine") 🎆👱‍♀️🔀💡

Circassian зылэн (zəlăn; to paint, colour, makeup, beautify, красить) and Proto-Slavic *zelenъ (green, зелёный) 🌱👨‍🎨☘️

In Circassian 🍀 Кӏо/Кӏуэ (go), Кӏон/Кӏуэн (to go). cf. Old English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Gān, German 🇩🇪 Gehen, Middle High German 🇩🇪 Kēn/Gēn, Swedish 🇸🇪 and Danish 🇩🇰 Gå etc. 👋

Circassian АДРЭ (ādră; OTHER), АДРЭЙ (ādrăj), determiner а (ā) > адэ (ād��; there) + attributive suffix -рэ (-ră), that other (of two), of that place, АДРЭР (ādrăr), АДРЭРИ (ādrări)… Old Norse AÐR- (AÐRA, AÐRAR…), Faroese f dat sg AÐRARI, Spanish f OTRA, French AUTRE (Infection).

Circassian тӏу (ṭw; "two"), етӏ[у]анэ (e-ṭ[w]ānă; "e dan, and t[wo]hen, second"), япэ (jāpă), апэ (ā-pă; "at first, in front") < пэ (pe; "fore, tip") > пае (pāe; "for"), япэрэ ([j]āpără; "first"), япэр[э/а]у[э] ([j]āpăr(ă/ā)w[ă]; "first[ly]"), Russian первый (perv-yj; "1st").

🖐️ Circassian ӏэпэхъ (ʾăpăχ; "openwork") < ӏэ (ʾă; "arm"), ӏэпэ (ʾăpă; "paw, hand", lit. "arm's tip"), -хъ (-χ; "knit, weave"). cf. opaque ("allowing little light to pass through").

Openwork https://x.com/MerriamWebster / https://linktr.ee/MerriamWebster: "work constructed so as to show openings through its substance" 🧙‍♂️🧶

🕸️🕷️ handiwork, craft, openwork, filigree, carving, lace, tight-knit, net; mandala, rose window, tracery, stained glass, veil, frosted; dim-lit, shaded, not transparent, shady, obscure, unclear, hard to get or explain the meaning of #ӏэпэхъ > #opācus 🖐️✋ #HolyMantle

Overall, the Circassian language that amazingly has connections to all languages & language families on earth 🌎🌍🌏 is still the most challenging/difficult language to learn and still is to be the most mysterious. It is still today classed as an isolated language.

#Адыгэбзэ

#CircassianLanguage 🍀

#NorthCaucasus 🍀

#Circassia 🍀

#АдыгэХэку 🍀

[blissfulalchemist]

OC Profile Bloodlines

Tagged by @earthmightiest and @faithchel

TWC FC5

GENERAL

name: Hypatia “Tia” Caro

alias(es): Tia

gender: Female

age: 27

birthdate: December 1, 1990

place of birth: Santa Cruz, California

hometown: Santa Cruz, CA and the open road

spoken languages: English, some Greek and Latin (a better reader and knows more the rules on how to pronounce words), and Math

sexual preference: Heterosexual

occupation: Traveler, witch, trained dhampir, forever annoyance of Conner.

APPEARANCE

eye color: Hazel Green

hair color: Natural Black/Dark Brown

height: 5’9”

scars: No scars but plenty of tattoos (I just never want to put an artist through all the tiny ones and random places of them)

FAVOURITE

color: Sunset Orange and Sky Blue

hair color: Oil Slick style. Basically how she has it all the time.

eye color: No preference but currently pale blue grey 🥲

song: “Landslide” by Jackson Wooten

food: Sushi and Grilled Chicken(many flavors are greatly appreciated)

drink: Alcoholic is an Old Fashioned, Non-alcoholic would be smoothies, though please make sure the green ones are sweet please.

HAVE THEY

passed university: No

had sex: Yes

had sex in public: Yeah. I mean both in bathrooms and storage closets but she also lives out of a van so almost all encounters are sort of public.

gotten pregnant: No

kissed a boy: Yep

kissed a girl: She had to make sure so she did twice.

gotten tattoos: Oh yeah….she has soooooo many

gotten piercings: Just on her ears but she doesn’t always keep them.

been in love: Not until Conner actually.

stayed up for more than 24 hours: Almost. She always almost makes it but just misses the mark.

ARE THEY

a virgin: No

a cuddler: She can be

a kisser: Yes

scared easily: Not really no.

jealous easily: A little but Conner doesn’t give her much reason to be jealous.

trustworthy: Yes she is you can trust her but she holds some reservations about trusting other people.

dominant: Yes

submissive: No

in love: She is

single: Yes and no. She’s holding out for her man!

RANDOM QUESTIONS (tw for self harm/suicide mention)

have they harmed themselves: No

thought of suicide: No

attempted suicide: No

wanted to kill someone: Yes and is capable of doing so.

have/had a job: Yeah a lot of little side gigs.

have any fears: Yes. She fears never having something like home and of being used.

FAMILY

sibling(s): No.

parent(s): Lani Caro (mother, deceased), Unnamed Father (Soon for a name, Alive)

children: None

significant other: Conner eventually

pets: Paps the red tailed boa and Mesa the Aussie Shepherd

GENERAL

name: Constantin Enache

alias(es): Conner Endicott, Khakis, Smallville, Con Con, and other various nicknames

gender: Male

age: 30

birthdate: September 10, 1987

place of birth: Charlottenburg, Romania

hometown: Charlottenburg, Romania and Rexburg, Idaho

spoken languages: Fluent in Romanian, English, Greek, Latin, Italian, Russian. Partial (Could read it better): German, French, Spanish, Japanese, some Scandinavian

sexual preference: Bisexual

occupation: Local botanist/gardener, witch, undercover Alchemist, mafia lackey, Tia’s handler (the most important job he has)

APPEARANCE

eye color: Pale grey blue

hair color: Black

height: 6’3”

scars: A few minor burns along his hands can only really see them if you know where to look

FAVOURITE

color: Purple and like a dark sea foam green

hair color: Light Brown and Multi Color

eye color: Amber and Green

song: “But Not For Me” by Chet Baker and “Basket Case” by Green Day

food: Papanasi (homemade)

drink: Coffee though not too sweet and probably with a shot or two of espresso when needed. Alcoholic though he sticks more to clear liquors and mixed drinks with them.

HAVE THEY

passed university: No he got two years in though.

had sex: Yes

had sex in public: No. He’s not that kind of guy.

gotten pregnant: No

kissed a boy: Yes sir

kissed a girl: Yep

gotten tattoos: Yep. He’s got Along his left ribs: selfless in Georgian - უანგარო, peaceful in Armenian - խաղաղ, healing in Nordic Runes (Elder Furthark) - ᚺᛖᚨᛚᛁᛜ, Alchemy Symbols for Life and Death on the back just between his shoulder blades the highest point of the arcs connecting/interlocking (this was before he was forced to join so it’s a tad ironic)

gotten piercings: No

been in love: Yes

stayed up for more than 24 hours: His record is 76hrs

ARE THEY

a virgin: Nope

a cuddler: Yeah :’)

a kisser: Yes but sometimes you gotta initiate it and then it’s all over!

scared easily: He’s more paranoid then scared

jealous easily: A bit yes. He can get over it but he’s very cold shoulder type.

trustworthy: Not really….it’s a bit complicated. He only trusts three people entirely.

dominant: Yes

submissive: His anxiety allows for this but he’s stubborn when he wants to be.

in love: God yes!

single: Yeah he’s also waiting for Tia. :’)))

RANDOM QUESTIONS (tw for self harm/suicide mention)

have they harmed themselves: No

thought of suicide: No

attempted suicide: No

wanted to kill someone: Yes and no.

have/had a job: Yes, though he spent most of his working life helping mom out in her shop.

have any fears: Yes. He fears the undead (as one should), being deported as he’s pretty sure he and his mom are in the states illegally, and more develop as events happen.

FAMILY

sibling(s): None

parent(s): Zabine Enache (Mother, Alive), John Constantine (Father, Status Unknown) hush I’m aware but like it’s very possible he’s a real person in some capacity, Stasia (Ancestor, he is a direct descendant)

children: None

significant other: Tia eventually

pets: If Mesa could talk she would call herself his familiar but he’s yet to fully accept it.

GENERAL

name: Born Liana Enache chooses to go by Stasia

alias(es): Stasia, Tana, and Stella

gender: Female

age: ~500 years old

birthdate: Unknown

place of birth: In what is now Lithuania

hometown: Unknown but not too far from Charlottenburg.

spoken languages: Lithuanian, Romanian, English, Russian, Ukrainian, German, there are many others that while not fluent she can hold basic conversations in or can better read than speak.

sexual preference: Not specified as she chooses to not use labels but if you had to she’d agree more with aromantic bisexual.

occupation: Witch, Strigoi leader, Boss Ass Bitch, CEO of a trading company with many small businesses.

APPEARANCE

eye color: Blue Green but more leans to blue

hair color: Black

height: 5’6”

scars: None thanks to her life extending spells.

FAVOURITE

color: Purple and White

hair color: Light Brown

eye color: Emerald Green

song: “Oxygan una Xacarilla” by Rafael Antonio Castellanos

food: More inclined to pork and anything Carly makes for her. Stews are fairly common

drink: Whiskey and Brandys. Also lattes with whipped foam.

HAVE THEY

passed university: Yes, in computer science

had sex: Yep

had sex in public: Yes not so much in modern times though

gotten pregnant: Yes

kissed a boy: Plenty

kissed a girl: Yeah Carly’s been her favorite.

gotten tattoos: Once but she healed it away. She got curious.

gotten piercings: Just her ears

been in love: No

stayed up for more than 24 hours: Yes. She makes many worldly visits.

ARE THEY

a virgin: No

a cuddler: No

a kisser: Sort of. She’s not in a relationship so she doesn’t all the time

scared easily: Hahaha Good luck.

jealous easily: She can be but it’s more situational and is an emotion that is pushed down.

trustworthy: No. Just….no.

dominant: Yes very much so.

submissive: Nope never really was.

in love: No not really

single: Yes

RANDOM QUESTIONS (tw for self harm/suicide mention)

have they harmed themselves: Yes but for spell work only.

thought of suicide: No

attempted suicide: Uhm kind of ish. She wanted to see how far her immortality would take her and tried to jump off a building.

wanted to kill someone: Yes and has done it many times over.

have/had a job: She makes her own jobs so yes.

have any fears: Being without her power, no control, and getting old with little to no legacy.

FAMILY

sibling(s): Sabine Enache (Identical Twin, Deceased) and two unnamed Brothers (Both Deceased)

parent(s): Unnamed Mother and Father both deceased.

children: Ozana Enache (Deceased), Zabine and Conner Enache (Direct descendants, Alive)

significant other: None (though you could put Carly under this label if you wanted)

pets: Her Strigoi lackeys

[thefeminineurge]

You don't like caucasians' sense of fashion? I totally get you.

i do adore caucasian people's sense of fashion. georgian, armenian, azerbaijani, chechen, dagistani, circassian... i adore all of them

[thelanguagecommunity]

“what language should I learn?”

“is it better to learn [x] or [x]?”

“is it worth learning [x]?”

I get this type of question a lot and I see questions like these a lot on language learning forums, but it’s very difficult to answer because ultimately language learning is a highly personal decision. Passion is required to motivate your studies, and if you aren’t in love with your language it will be very hard to put in the time you need. Thus, no language is objectively better or worse, it all comes down to factors in your life. So, I’ve put together a guide to assist your with the kind of factors you can consider when choosing a language for study.

First, address you language-learning priorities.

Think of the reasons why are you interested in learning a new language. Try to really articulate what draws you to languages. Keeping these reasons in mind as you begin study will help keep you focused and motivated. Here are some suggestions to help you get started, complete with wikipedia links so you can learn more:

Linguistic curiosity?

For this, I recommend looking into dead, literary or constructed languages. There are lots of cool linguistic experiments and reconstructions going on and active communities that work on them! Here’s a brief list:

Dead languages:

Akkadian

Egyptian (Ancient Egyptian)

Gaulish

Gothic

Hittite

Old Prussian

Sumerian

Older iterations of modern day languages:

Classical Armenian

Classical Nahuatl (language of the Aztec Empire)

Early Modern English (Shakespearean English)

Galician-Portuguese

Middle English (Chaucer English)

Middle Persian/Pahlavi

Old English

Old French

Old Spanish

Old Tagalog (+ Baybayin)

Ottoman Turkish

Constructed:

Anglish (experiment to create a purely Anglo-Saxon English)

Esperanto

Interlingua

Láadan (a “feminist language”)

Lingua Franca Nova

Lingwa de Planeta

Lobjan

Toki Pona (a minimalist language)

Wenedyk (what if the Romans had occupied Poland?)

Cultural interests?

Maybe you just want to connect to another culture. A language is often the portal to a culture and are great for broadening your horizons! The world is full of rich cultures; learning the language helps you navigate a culture and appreciate it more fully.

Here are some popular languages and what they are “famous for”:

Cantonese: film

French: culinary arts, film, literature, music, philosophy, tv programs, a prestige language for a long time so lots of historical media, spoken in many countries (especially in Africa)

German: film, literature, philosophy, tv programs, spoken in several Central European countries

Italian: architecture, art history, catholicism (Vatican city!), culinary arts, design, fashion, film, music, opera

Mandarin: culinary arts, literature, music, poetry, tv programs

Japanese: anime, culinary arts, film, manga, music, video games, the longtime isolation of the country has developed a culture that many find interesting, a comparatively large internet presence

Korean: tv dramas, music, film

Portuguese: film, internet culture, music, poetry

Russian: literature, philosophy, spoken in the Eastern Bloc or former-Soviet countries, internet culture

Spanish: film, literature, music, spoken in many countries in the Americas

Swedish: music, tv, film, sometimes thought of as a “buy one, get two free” deal along with Norwegian & Danish

Religious & liturgical languages:

Avestan (Zoroastrianism)

Biblical Hebrew (language of the Tanakh, Old Testament)

Church Slavonic (Eastern Orthodox churches)

Classical Arabic (Islam)

Coptic (Coptic Orthodox Church)

Ecclesiastical Latin (Catholic Church)

Ge’ez (Ethiopian Orthodox Church)

Iyaric (Rastafari movement)

Koine Greek (language of the New Testament)

Mishnaic Hebrew (language of the Talmud)

Pali (language of some Hindu texts and Theravada Buddhism)

Sanskrit (Hinduism)

Syriac (Syriac Orthodox Church, Maronite Church, Church of the East)

Reconnecting with family?

If your immediate family speaks a language that you don’t or if you are a heritage speaker that has been disconnected, then the choice is obvious! If not, you might have to do some family tree digging, and maybe you might find something that makes you feel more connected to your family. Maybe you come from an immigrant community that has an associated immigration or contact language! Or maybe there is a branch of the family that speaks/spoke another language entirely.

Immigrant & Diaspora languages:

Arbëresh (Albanians in Italy)

Arvanitika (Albanians in Greece)

Brazilian German

Canadian Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic in Canada)

Canadian Ukrainian (Ukrainians in Canada)

Caribbean Hindustani (Indian communities in the Caribbean)

Chipilo Venetian (Venetians in Mexico)

Griko (Greeks in Italy)

Hutterite German (German spoken by Hutterite settlers of Canada/US)

Fiji Hindi (Indians in Fiji)

Louisiana French (Cajuns) 

Patagonian Welsh (Welsh in Argentina)

Pennsylvania Dutch (High German spoken by early settlers of Canada/ the US)

Plaudietsch (German spoken by Mennonites)

Talian (Venetian in Brazilian)

Texas Silesian (Poles in the US)

Click here for a list of languages of the African diaspora (there are too many for this post!). 

If you are Jewish, maybe look into the language of your particular diaspora community ( * indicates the language is extinct or moribund - no native speakers or only elderly speakers):

Bukhori (Bukharan Jews)

Hebrew

Italkian (Italian Jews) *

Judeo-Arabic (MENA Jews)

Judeo-Aramaic

Judeo-Malayalam *

Judeo-Marathi

Judeo-Persian

Juhuri (Jews of the Caucasus)

Karaim (Crimean Karaites) *

Kivruli (Georgian Jews)

Krymchak (Krymchaks) *

Ladino (Sephardi)

Lusitanic (Portuguese Jews) *

Shuadit (French Jewish Occitan) *

Yevanic (Romaniotes)*

Yiddish (Ashkenazi)

Finding a job?

Try looking around for what languages are in demand in your field. Most often, competency in a relevant makes you very competitive for positions. English is in demand pretty much anywhere. Here are some other suggestions based on industry (from what I know!):

Business (General): Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish

Design: Italian (especially furniture)

Economics: Arabic, German

Education: French, Spanish

Energy: Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Engineering: German, Russian

Finance & Investment: French, Cantonese, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish

International Orgs. & Diplomacy (NATO, UN, etc.): Arabic, French, Mandarin, Persian, Russian, Spanish

Medicine: German, Latin, Sign Languages, Spanish

Military: Arabic, Dari, French, Indonesian, Korean, Kurdish, Mandarin, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu

Programming: German, Japanese

Sales & Marketing: French, German, Japanese, Portuguese

Service (General): French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Sign Languages, Spanish

Scientific Research (General): German, Japanese, Russian

Tourism: French, Japanese, Mandarin, Sign Languages, Spanish

Translation: Arabic, Russian, Sign Languages

Other special interests?

Learning a language just because is a perfectly valid reason as well! Maybe you are really into a piece of media that has it’s own conlang! 

Fictional:

Atlantean (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)

Dothraki (Game of Thrones)

Elvish (Lord of the Rings)

Gallifreyan (Doctor Who)

High Valyrian (Game of Thrones)

Klingon (Star Trek)

Nadsat (A Clockwork Orange)

Na’vi (Avatar)

Newspeak (1984)

Trigedasleng (The 100)

Vulcan (Star Trek)

Or if you just like to learn languages, take a look maybe at languages that have lots of speakers but not usually popular among the language-learning community:

Arabic

Bengali

Cantonese

Hindi

Javanese

Hausa

Indonesian

Malay

Pashto

Persian

Polish

Punjabi

Swahili

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Turkish

Urdu

Vietnamese

Yoruba

If you have still are having trouble, consider the following:

What languages do you already speak?

How many and which languages you already speak will have a huge impact on the ease of learning. 

If you are shy about speaking with natives, you might want to look at languages with similar consonant/vowel sounds. Similarity between languages’ grammars and vocabularies can also help speed up the process. Several families are famous for this such as the Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Romanian), North Germanic languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish) or East Slavic languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian). If you are a native English speaker, check out the FSI’s ranking of language difficulty for the approximate amount of hours you’ll need to put into different languages.

You could also take a look at languages’ writing systems to make things easier or for an added challenge.

Another thing to remember is that the languages you already speak will have a huge impact on what resources are available to you. This is especially true with minority languages, as resources are more frequently published in the dominant language of that area. For example, most Ainu resources are in Japanese, most Nheengatu resources are in Portuguese, and most Nahuatl resources are in Spanish.

What are your life circumstances?

Where you live with influence you language studies too! Local universities will often offer resources (or you could even enroll in classes) for specific languages, usually the “big” ones and a few region-specific languages.

Also consider if what communities area near you. Is there a vibrant Deaf community near you that offers classes? Is there a Vietnamese neighborhood you regularly interact with? Sometimes all it takes is someone to understand you in your own language to make your day! Consider what languages you could realistically use in your own day-to-day. If you don’t know where to start, try checking to see if there are any language/cultural meetups in your town!

How much time can you realistically put into your studies? Do you have a fluency goal you want to meet? If you are pressed for time, consider picking up a language similar to ones you already know or maintaining your other languages rather than taking on a new one.

Please remember when choosing a language for study to always respect the feelings and opinions of native speakers/communities, particularly with endangered or minoritized languages. Language is often closely tied to identity, and some communities are “closed” to outsiders. A notable examples are Hopi, several Romani languages, many Aboriginal Australian languages and some Jewish languages. If you are considering a minoritized language, please closely examine your motivations for doing so, as well as do a little research into what is the community consensus on outsiders learning the language. 

[vavuska]

AUGUST 27, 2020

Fashion and Eurocentric standards of beauty

Armine Harutyunyan is a 23 years-old armenian artist and fashion model, who has been included in the list of the 100 sexiest women in the world. This list proves once again that beauty has no standards.

Her appearance made discuss because she doesn't have european features

In the spring of 2019, Armine received an offer to take a photo on one of the streets of Berlin, after which she was invited as a model by the Gucci fashion house and took part in the casting of the Milan White Fashion Week Spring/Summer collection on September 22 2019. Armine walked down the runway with a dress inspired by straitjacket.

In my country, Italy, the Gucci's fashion show in which models dressed in outfits ‘inspired’ by mental illness, inspired a discussion about the commodification of a serious social issue, no one in that occasion talked about Armine Harutyunyan and her appearance.

The firestorm happened after her nomination in the list of the 100 sexiest women in the world.

She became the first Armenian model to appear at a fashion show of a famous brand. In November she opened one of the exhibitions at the 2019 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Tbilisi.

She modeled Dalood, a Georgian brand “for girls not interested in showy street style kitsch.”

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi is Georgia’s premier fashion event offering an international platform for designers from the region to seamlessly connect with media and buyers.

The Mercedes-Benz fashion is committed to building a bridge between designers, artists, photographers, fashion and art experts, journalists, fashion and art personalities from around the world.

In this occasion Armine Harutyunyan was criticised for not being conventionally attractive enough to participate in the fashion industry, much less a Gucci runway show, by Georgians.

But the criticism was not only limited to the young woman’s appearance, it was also deeply charged with anti-Armenian animus, a deeply rooted issue in Georgian society.

HERE FIND THE ARTICLE:

Born into an artistic family in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, her grandfather Khachatur Azizyan is one of Armenia’s most celebrated living artists. Instead of painting however, Armine is an illustrator and graphic designer. It’s also pretty cool to note, that while her mother is a doctor, she also participates in exhibitions too. In fact, she is so supportive, that when Armine was deciding between medicine and art herself, she told her daughter to pursue her creative side.

While she was in Berlin to see her favorite band perform, a fashion scout spotted her and asked to exchange contacts. The fashion scout followed up with her a month later, informing her that she has been casted to be part of Gucci’s show. Seeing an Armenian model walk Gucci’s runway was an exciting moment for Armenian community. It is rare for us to see models that doesn't fit Eurocentric beauty standards. Armine’s beauty is incredibly refreshing, and she certainly stood out during the show.

For so long and still to this day, women have been constantly criticized for their physical appearance based on misogynistic ideas of femininity and the racist idealization of Eurocentric features.

This affected black and asian women too: mainstream beauty standards are represented through White models, as well as the majority of Black women portrayed in the media who most often possess Eurocentric features (e.g., fair skin, long straight hair, thin lips, small nose).

In China and other parts of Asia, women use skin-whitening cream and walk around with umbrellas on sunny days to keep themselves as close to white as possible. Also, in many East Asian countries, a surgery to give women “double eyelids” has become a popular practice, taking away from their own natural, cultural beauty to make them meet the standards of white beauty. In Lebanon, 1 in 3 women will endeavor in some kind of plastic surgery. In India, light-skinned women are considered more attractive than dark-skinned women. Japan even invented a tool to thin one’s nose without the hassle of surgery.

(On the other hand we continue to see the colonial exotication, sexualization and objectification of “exotic” non-white women by white men.)

Yes, Armine Harutyunyan is not “beauty” for the Eurocentric standards you are used to, but showing that her kind of beauty, even if is seen as “exotic”, is rapresented in media and — more important — is accepted by western fashion industry is important not only for Armenian girls but for all the girls who have features similar to hers.

It is truly ignorant for people to not realize exactly how large this problem is within our society. Native American, Asian, Latin, African, Middle Eastern: All these cultures are so beautiful in their own unique way, and to just ignore them in favor of “typical” beauty is racism. Our society needs to realize that supporting Eurocentric beauty standards is just another insidious form of racism that has continued to dominate our mindset.

(Another issue is about how a lot of men online have said that “they won't fuck her” or similars, showing how women on the media are still seen as sexual objects: this is the other face of cybersexual harrasment, in which the same guys feel perfectly comfortable on telling women what they will do with their bodies.)

https://equalityarmenia.org/f/armine-harutyunyan-becomes-first-armenian-to-model-for-gucci

Some examples of Italian sexism, misogyny and they obviously don't see the whole point: making acceptable also not Eurocentric kind of beauty X

[thehaemanthus]

Its more a failure of the author that she didn't flesh out everything properly. She never actually fleshed out the Illyrians as poc (irl Illyrians were living in today's Croatia) and whether Nesta becomes queen or not will be chucked up as either bad or good depending on whether a reader considers them poc or not. Some fashion elements don't exactly connect, it's more for aesthetics than actual, well thought world-building. And we only get some mentions of brown skin in ACOWAR, for Azriel. Thing is, it can be debated all day, explained and over-explained, but it's just that the author did a poor job and should do better. If Illyrians are poc, which I would really like, she needs to add more care into the world-building and the people, not just pretty aesthetics.

oh wow that was a quick response, lol

When I wrote in the tags, I was mostly thinking about how modern governments work with autonomous regions today-- usually the arrangements come out of some contentious past. It’s a shaky peace, though it can work very well! 

I would not want a monarchy in an autonomous region, because a monarch or royal is then a figurehead that the population can get behind. Tbh I don’t know where the idea of Nesta becoming a queen of the Illyrians came from, I’m a little ignorant of fandom conversations, but um. Imma just say it. It doesn’t make sense to me. Either through character motivations or Night Court politics. Does Nesta want to be queen? Does she want to be a ruler? For that matter, did Feyre? Or did she originally just want the power and respect, and latter come to love the people and the work that goes into governing? AND what even is governing in the Night Court, I could go on and on---

Anyway. 

But yeah, I think it’s well-acknowledged in fandom that SJM’s worldbuilding is uh...not the best? I don’t think Illyrians being POC is up for argument, though exactly...where they are from? I guess? What type of POC? Pfft how do you say this You get what I mean. I’m pretty sure many people on the eastern Adriatic coast could be classified as POC, but I suspect that’s because of the Ottoman Empire. So ancient Illyria in our world might be more Greek-ish? Which is still not going to be a Western European culture. 

Of course, none of this actually matters because I think SJM just took the name. 

Since Illyrians live in an incredibly cold climate, my brain has sort of transplanted them to a more far-Eastern European, Georgian or Armenian, setting. Still have that Ottoman influence, but uh. It’s colder? Which affects culture and how people live and dress and work--

That is what my brain did, a sort of personal headcanon, and it is really not supported in canon. I’ve studied both regions (albeit in the national security and foreign policy lense) and Illyrians don’t feel like a match for either. Because we don’t know anything about them. Because apparently they live in war camps and tents and don’t all have permanent settlements and I have no idea how their economy works. 

SJM likes the aesthetics of ~the east~. The clothes Feyre first wears in the Night Court are meant to invoke that, but they are very quickly switched out for surprisingly modern, western-style garb. I think there’s mentions of rugs and colored lamps and the Night Court smells of jasmine-- but Velaris is pretty European. Feyre makes a big deal about the food, but like one of the meals is chicken and green beans, right? Come on. And Mor is supposed to be Rhys’s cousin, from a branch of the Night Court ruling family, but I’m pretty sure she’s white? So the Illyrians are POC, but not necessarily the rest of the Night Court, except that their decor and clothing (that Mor wears!!) is supposed to evoke...an Eastern aesthetic that I don’t actually think exists. And it disappears quickly. Except for Amren. Who is our Token East Asian. 

Worldbuilding doesn’t have to be taking a culture, picking it up, and transplanting it to your world by changing some names. But I do hope that SJM puts some more effort into writing how the peoples of each Court and each region differ. Though they may not in the way we might expect! Prythian may be a post-racial society as we conceive it, in that something like skin color does not matter because other physical identifiers, that of being Higher and Lesser fae, are there. They discriminate differently. 

BUT I wonder what that implies about the movement between Courts, which seem fairly isolated...and I should shut up now. 

tl:dr The basic point that I think everyone can agree on is that worldbuilding has been sloppy. SJM has to put real thought and effort into future works to clarify.

[doriscahill]

Walking memories

It’s winter and my daily routine begins to sort out. My language slowly progresses. My room at my host family begins to feel like a home. My daily 5 mile walks to and from works were transitioned beyond my sore feet. I could finally absorb my surroundings. The details, the bread, the potato sandwiches and ladies with daily vegetable stands.

They were always there. But now, I could see them as if my sight was taken. I  stumbled on linen and material shops to make my way in. It was at these make shift stores, nestled in older buildings on the main street I haggled for huge soft purple blanket and a traditional pattern throw with fringe. Its there the word for pillow case and pillow where taught. Showing pictures from my Cell phone, saying I need this!

Piece by piece over a few weeks my room filled with these and other objects; small mirror and bright lamp, a curtain to hang on my door to the hallway, a knob to screw on my broken draw. A bit of privacy in a house of 8, making my life somewhat normal.

Americans are less social then Georgian culture in certain ways. We generally, are not inspecting each others comings and goings. At every turn, a question “where are you heading, then when are you coming back?” At least 6 of the 8 asking, the baby only cooed, one after another bopping in an out. Checking in with me. This local behavior embraced my walks too. Metro areas in American you’d think only someone would ask for directions and scurry a way. 

Then I discover this coffee gig. Not a gig exactly. Coffee is a round the clock  social event. I know I was sent to three months of boot camp style training on this, but finally, I see what what those lessons were about. 

My first experience where I encounter a super friendly stranger and it became a coffee event,  It was this tiny coffee shop, easy to miss, if not for the sign board on the street walk. Daily,  I see the sign, but where is this coffee? I had been seeing these signs, but only thought to stop and stare when it could be a good coffee.  Ah yes, there it is right under my nose.  A tiny non standard width glass door, maybe 28 inches wide.

Georgia’s door openings are inconsistently size, in fact much of the building code is lax. Wires for electric and internet are shared and tangled in various knots on various poles that  criss-cross. Doorways should be slowly opened as stairwells can be removed but “not” the door! Mornings I would find glass on my 2 X6 deck with glass from fallen windows above after a good thunderstorm, that opening was not a door exactly, it was a window you climbed out of. 

Yes, back to coffee. I walk through the narrow door. A woman who of course speaks Russian or Armenian   breaks out in Armenian first.  I live a hour and half from Armenia’s capital, Yerevan. Armenians are the most industrious of business people, they own many of the shops and there is friction over this. I need know to use my Georgian to get my coffee, the term for want and coffee are simple for me now and its understood, but that does not deter conversation. 

I learn they sell  instant coffee, JACOBs and it is sugar on steroids. Her machine for making it is broken, which on many other visits it was broken, so  she boils a pot of water, retrieves a very tiny cup, fills it with the dusty powder;  Cost 30 cents or 50 cents. I am sitting in a very tiny chair, more like a stool or child’s chair. For that small transaction,  we talk for an hour likely,  because a friend is now joining us in this crammed room. I learned much about her on my many visits. She did not own the shop, which is common she worked for the husband or brother.  They sold cigarettes too.  Tobacco smoking is cheap and fashionable. Women do not smoke openly, but men do on every corner. This money gathering  is the same with beauty shops too, a man will come by and take the money, sometimes twice a day. 

My coffee exploits continued, the yarn shop, the cake shop, the bread shop. Socializing is part of your goals in Peace Corps, lucky me. I had standard answers by now, and a few silly Georgian canned joked. Like men or husbands are crazy, but I only have one! Church too, but that stone floor is tough on the knees, but after church when I found the Catholic church with pews,  I was hauled into a 3 hour coffee at a home with no escape route, a cup of soup boiled for days and cookies. Half hour good, 3 hours with all the neighbors tricky when your stared at and spoken to in a second language. 

Occasionally, then more routinely, I stopped at the one of two western style hotels in town. At first for the guaranteed western restrooms. Later would buy a real cappucino or Turkish coffee (traditional, small cup), best compared to espresso taken with nice cold glass of water. Often eat there, as the food was guaranteed safe.  The business manager had schooled outside Georgia and was literate in English. We had met on my projects early in service.  At first the discussions entailed much of the priorities to develop tourism, not the same as coffee with the ladies shops, he is not a lady. I learned a lot and felt this bond of friendship developing.  

Fun to think back on, its felt as though you’re in school again but your not when your first meeting people.  I found myself learning more Georgian and for me, it was important to discuss topics with emphasis even if my vocabulary was weak. My new friend was a second tutor, but, a crush or sorts. No, a crush it was. 

In learning the word for important, I wanted all to know how it important is was for me to visit places and go all the places. And how I loved nature, we had these values in common as we sipped coffee, now a few times a week. In fact, twice I was offered a ride so I would not have to walk back to my host home.   The crush is developing. 

At  coffee on a day no different day than another, he starts our talk that leads  “I will take you and I will call you tonight!” Oh, “sure” and before you know it “here’s my number”  One evening shortly after the call comes “the car is broke” we were to visit a start gazing spectacular above the castle” Me,  “no problem”, but an hour later as the dusk moved to evening another call came “the car is fixed!” meet “us” at the bottom of the hill. 

Days leading up to this, became a bit of a fantasy. He was clearly younger, best guess 42 at the most, but its enjoyable to listen to those younger, bright with dreams. I meet that night at the bottom of the hill by the gas station. Joined  him in his 4x4  SUV in the front and saw a  chaperone  aka guy friend in the back. He never spoke the entire trip. 

Later, other instances when I lived alone at my apartment, it was explained. Men were not allowed to come up the stairs alone and knock at your door. 

We drive up the dirt road, listening to the story of how this will be the most wonderful tourist spot, but there is no running water, at the top. Well it most certainly would.  And we discussed this water needed, me insisting on good restroom and how there is a natural brook not too far. At the top it you could see the immense Castle (thousands of year old border fortress), lit up with lights that shined gold in the distance. Above the starts shone well in the dark sky as the dust settles late at night. I did not want that minute to end. 

My now very close friend was supportive when my mom fell ill with her first heart attack. We spoke about family and how that is all that really matters.  Family is so important to culture in Georgia. About half way through my service he found a local girl and married and within that year had their first child.  I slowed my coffee visits  and arranged for others to take me all the places. When I stopped the last time in May 2019 and shared my trip to America would be for awhile, they seemed so sad. And I was too. Not even a hug as my good bye was in the open. 

You’re not told or maybe you do not understand  how much you will miss people after Peace Corps. I will make it back one day for coffee.

Thanks for listening! doe

[tiggy-q]

1. favourite place in your country? Since I'm not a huge traveller... probably just a park in Moscow where I love go biking

2. do you prefer spending your holidays in your country or travel abroad? Don't know, I'm very picky about traveling. I just need a relaxing holiday

3. does your country have access to sea? Of course

4. favourite dish specific for your country? Blini probably

5. favourite song in your native language? I prefer listening to Russian music, but if pressured which song is my favorite, it's most probably "Волкодав" by Мельница. It's about how every problem (wolf) has its own wolfhound. Very positive and motivational song, makes you try to pull through your problems

6. most hated song in your native language? Until lately it was "Лабутены" by Ленинград (about a girl (girls) that tries to seem the most fashionable and sexy but fails spectacularly because.... she's stupid?.. sadly very sexist), but recently I've discovered romantic song about sex "Лирика" by Сектор газа where there're words like "I'll hug you like my own daughter" and "breasts swayed softly" like lol such a disgusting male gazing

7. three words from your native language that you like the most? The most strange question. Pass

8. do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom? Oh yes! As a plain russian, I get confused and amazed how people who are as plain Russian as me can look at someone and say "they're Armenian" or "they're Georgian" I'm so sorry I can't distinguish those nationalities

9. which of your neighbouring countries would you like to visit most/know best? Not a country, I want to travel inside Russia, and especially I want to reach Yakutsk.

10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language? блять

11. favourite native writer/poet? Don't have one. I'm a savage

12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem? Didn't read such. But.... i've read translations of some songs. Mmm not bad, but still don't capture the whole spirit

13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders? I've seen some discourse about boots in the house, but it seems there're actually a lot of countries that don't tolerate dirty boots in the house, so it's not actually strange

14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV? Ahahhaha our cinematography is convulsing on the floor in agony please someone send help

(older cinematography is great, but most of the movies are plagued but strange Soviet version of misogyny)

15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get? Хоба?

16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with? That our women are the most beautiful - this I hate and don't understand. Our people are alcoholics - our country isn't the most drinking country, buuuut it's still true. Still can't forget a drinking veterinary doctor that was wonderful but eventually degraded amd fucked up a surgery on my doggo. Doggo is alright, but she was ill the whole past summer

17. are you interested in your country’s history? Yes, but history is hard, so only in dreams

18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language? No. But it was fun to realise that there WAS a so called "old-moscow" dialect that left an imprint on modern language, and I know for sure that people in Russia DO have accents, but again... it's hard for me to differentiate them

19. do you like your country’s flag and/or emblem? what about the national anthem? I don't care about the flag. It's just three lame colors. Out anthem is wonderful

20. which sport is The Sport in your country? No idea

21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be? Don't understand the question. The reason I would send things into space is that I hate them or want to send as a message to aliems?

22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed? Our science and music makes me proud. Our politicians, homophobes, sexists make me ashamed

23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country? Vodka. It's true.

24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country? USA probably the most. I think Ukrainians would say Ukraine, but those would be bad jokes.

25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country? No idea. I think I'm already glad to be born not in Chechnya or smth

26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal? Yes, it does, and as always it's inaccurate, cliche and boring.

27. favourite national celebrity? Uuuugh

28. does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? do you have favourites? Yes, and no

29. does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country? Don't know

30. do you have people of different nationalities in your family? Don't think so. We all are of vague Russian origin meaning that all Russians are actually of at least vague Russian origin

“hi, I’m not from the US” ask set

given how Americanised this site is, it’s important to celebrate all our countries and nationalities - with all their quirks and vices and ridiculousness, and all that might seem strange to outsiders.

1. favourite place in your country?

2. do you prefer spending your holidays in your country or travel abroad?

3. does your country have access to sea?

4. favourite dish specific for your country?

5. favourite song in your native language?

6. most hated song in your native language?

7. three words from your native language that you like the most?

8. do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom?

9. which of your neighbouring countries would you like to visit most/know best?

10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?

11. favourite native writer/poet?

12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem?

13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?

14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV?

15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get?

16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?

17. are you interested in your country’s history?

18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language?

19. do you like your country’s flag and/or emblem? what about the national anthem?

20. which sport is The Sport in your country?

21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be?

22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed?

23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country?

24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?

25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?

26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal?

27. favourite national celebrity?

28. does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? do you have favourites?

29. does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country?

30. do you have people of different nationalities in your family?

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 146: GEORGIA]

In celebration of Asian American Heritage Month and May 26th being Georgian Independence Day, here’s a masterlist below compiled of over 750+ Georgian faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Lamara Chkonia (1930) Georgian - singer.

Medea Amiranashvili (1930) Georgian - singer.

Gyulli Chokheli (1935) Georgian - singer.

Nani Bregvadze (1936) Georgian - singer.

Ariadna Shengelaya (1937) Georgian - actress.

Rivka Michaeli (1938) Georgian Jewish - actress, comedian, television hostess, and entertainer.

Makvala Kasrashvili (1942) Georgian - singer.

Selda Alkor (1943) Georgian / Circassian Turkish - actress, singer, beauty pageant titleholder, and painter.

Nebahat Çehre (1944) Georgian / Laz - actress, model, singer, and Miss Turkey 1960.

Anastasiya Vertinskaya (1944) Georgian / Russian - actress.

Şerif Sezer (1946) Georgian, Laz, Rumelian - actress.

Nana Jorjadze (1948) Georgian - actress, director, and screenwriter.

Rusudan Bolkvadze (1959) Georgian - actress.

Maryam d’Abo (1960) Georgian / English, Dutch, Scottish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish - actress.

Natela Nicoli (1961) Georgian - singer.

Tamara Gverdtsiteli (1962) Georgian Jewish - actress, singer-songwriter, and composer.

Mircan Kaya / Mircan Kaia (1963) Georgian - singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, composer, and author.

Nino Kirtadze (1968) Georgian - actress, director, and journalist.

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (1969) Georgian / Azerbaijani - singer, pianist, mugham player, and composer.

Lela Tsurtsumia (1969) Georgian - actress and singer.

Maka Chichua (1971) Georgian - actress, singer, and makeup artist.

Nino Katamadze (1972) Georgian - singer-songwriter and artist.

Liza Bagrationi (1974) Georgian - singer.

Tina Kandelaki (1975) Georgian, Pontian Greek / Turkish, Armenian - tv presenter and producer.

Kristi Kipshidze (1977) Georgian - actress and model.

Akasya Asıltürkmen (1977) Georgian, Tatar, Turkish, Circassian, Laz - actress, acting coach, and dialect coach.

Manana / Manana Japaridze (1978) Georgian - singer.

Marina Nadiradze (1978) Georgian - pianist.

Marie Amachoukeli (1979) Georgian - film director and screenwriter.

Tika Patsatsia / Tinatin Patsatsia (1981) Georgian - singer, model, tv host, guitarist, and pianist.

Tamta / Tamta Goduadze (1981) Georgian - singer.

Irina Shabayeva (1982) Georgian, Jewish, Russian - model and fashion designer.

Keti Khitiri (1982) Georgian - actress.

Nino Machaidze (1983) Georgian - singer.

Tamara Gachechiladze (1983) Georgian - actress and singer-songwriter.

Nutsa Kukhianidze (1983) Georgian - actress.

Maria Katzarava (1984) Georgian / Mexican - singer.

Anita Rachvelishvili (1984) Georgian - singer.

Katie Melua / Ketevan Melua (1984) 3/4 Georgian, 1/8 Russian, 1/8 Unspecified - singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and violinist.

Sopho Gelovani (1984) Georgian - singer.

Mariko Ebralidze (1984) Georgian - singer.

Algı Eke (1985) Georgian - actress.

Keti Topuria / Keta Topuria / Ketevan Topuria (1986) Georgian, Italian, Polish - singer.

Eka Gurtskaia (1986) Georgian - model and Miss Universe Georgia 2011.

Sopho / Sopho Khalvashi (1986) Georgian, Laz - singer.

Elena Satine (1987) Georgian - actress and singer.

Lika Ordzhonikidze (1987) Georgian - model and Miss Universe Georgia 2009.

Ana Giorgelashvili (1987) Georgian - model and and Miss Universe Georgia 2007.

Shorena Janiashvili (1988) Georgian - singer.

Nanuka Gogichaishvili (1989) Georgian - model and Miss Universe Georgia 2010.

Sofia (1989) Georgian - youtuber (SofiaStyled).

Tsira Suknidze (1989 or 1990) Georgian - model and Miss World Georgia 2009.

Sofia Nizharadze / Sopho Nizharadze (1990) Georgian - actress and singer-songwriter.

Kristy Garett / Kristy Goretskaya (1990) Georgian - model.

Khatuna Skhirtladze (1990) Georgian - model and Miss World Georgia 2008.

Sophie Villy (1990) Georgian / Ukrainian, Polish - singer-songwriter and composer.

Tina Dalakishvili / Tinatin Dalakishvili (1991) Georgian - actress and model.

Aleksandra Paichadze (1991) Georgian - model.

Tamo Vashalomidze (1991) Georgian - actress and model.

Nuka Karalashvili (1991) Georgian - model, Miss Universe Georgia 2016, and Miss World Georgia 2015.

Janet Kerdikoshvili (1991) Georgian - singer, model, Miss Universe Georgia 2015, Miss Universe Georgia 2013, and Miss World Georgia 2011.

Moran Mazor (1991) Georgian Jewish - singer-songwriter.

Tiko Chulukhadze / Tinatin Chulukhadze (1991) Georgian - singer.

Tamar Shedania (1992) Georgian - model, Miss Universe Georgia 2012, and Miss World Georgia 2013.

Salome Khomeriki (1992) Georgian - model and Miss World Georgia 2012.

Nini Gogichaishvili (1993) Georgian - model, tv personality, and Miss World Georgia 2019.

Lara Yan / Larissa Petrosyan (1993) Georgian / Armenian - model and Miss Universe Georgia 2018.

Nia Tsivtsivadze (1993) Georgian - model and Miss World Georgia 2018.

Ana Zubashvili (1993) Georgian - model, Miss Universe Georgia 2014, and Miss World Georgia 2014.

Tako Adamia (1994) Georgian - model and Miss Universe Georgia 2019.

Victoria Kocherova (1994 or 1995) Georgian - model and Miss World Georgia 2016.

Nina Sublatti / Nino Sulaberidze (1995) Georgian - singer-songwriter, model, and pianist.

Mariam Chachkhiani (1995) Georgian - singer.

Mariam Kakhelishvili (1995) Georgian - singer-songwriter, model, guitarist, and dancer.

Mariam Khorguashvili (1995) Georgian - model.

Natia Todua (1996) Georgian - singer.

Marita Gogodze / Mariam Gogodze (1996) Georgian - model and Miss Universe Georgia 2017.

Nutsa Buzaladze (1997) Georgian - singer.

EKUNA / Ekuna Kanchaveli (1997) Georgian - singer-songwriter.

Tako Natsvlishvili (1998) Georgian - model.

Kesaria Abramidze (?) Georgian - actress, model, and Miss Trans Star International Georgia 2018. - Trans!

Helen Kalandadze (?) Georgian - singer and tv presenter.

Keti Shekelashvili (?) Georgian - model and Miss World Georgia 2017.

Dea Arakishvili (?) Georgian - model and Miss World Georgia 2010.

F - Athletes:

Maia Azarashvili (1964) Georgian - sprinter.

Elvira Urusova (1968) Georgian - athlete.

Tamara Shanidze (1969) Georgian - sprinter.

Anna Dogonadze (1973) Georgian - trampoline gymnast.

Asmat Diasamidze (1973) Georgian - archer.

Khatuna Narimanidze (1974) Georgian - archer.

Victoria Ravva (1975) Georgian - volleyball player.

Maka Obolashvili (1975) Georgian - track and field athlete.

Yuliya Lobzhenidze (1977) Georgian - archer.

Nino Louarsabishvili (1977) Georgian - tennis player.

Sofia Akhmeteli (1981) Georgian - alpine skier.

Valentina Liashenko (1981) Georgian - high jumper.

Margalita Chakhnashvili (1982) Georgian - tennis player.

Julia Dubina (1984) Georgian - triple jumper.

Gulnara Gabelia (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Mariam Kevkhishvili (1985) Georgian - shot putter.

Kristine Esebua (1985) Georgian - archer.

Salome Devidze (1986) Georgian - tennis player.

Kristina Shadoba (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Anna Salnikova (1987) Georgian - swimmer.

Esther Stam (1987) Georgian - judoka.

Tatia Mikadze (1988) Georgian - tennis player.

Nino Chkuaseli (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Sofia Kvatsabaia (1988) Georgian - tennis player.

Lela Chichinadze (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Khatia Tchkonia (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Sofia Shapatava (1989) Georgian - tennis player.

Manana Shapakidze (1989) Georgian - tennis player.

Tatiana Matveeva (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Tamar Nadirashvili (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Elene Gedevanishvili (1990) Georgian - figure skater.

Natia Skhirtladze (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Tamar Kvelidze (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Luba Golovina (1990) Georgian - trampolinist.

Anna Tatishvili (1990) Georgian - tennis player.

Maiko Gogoladze (1991) Georgian - long jumper.

Ekaterine Gorgodze (1991) Georgian - tennis player.

Nino Pasikashvili (1991) Georgian - footballer.

Tamari Tatuashvili (1991) Georgian - footballer.

Nino Sutidze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Teona Todadze (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Nino Tsiklauri (1993) Georgian - alpine skier.

Teona Sukhashvili (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Mariam Gigolashvili (1994) Georgian - gymnast.

Ana Zakhaidze (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Tamari Chalaganidze (1995) Georgian - tennis player..

Teona Bakradze (1996) Georgian - footballer.

Teona Bostashvili (1998) Georgian - swimmer.

Mariam Bolkvadze (1998) Georgian - tennis player.

Meri Mumladze (2001) Georgian - swimmer.

Rusudan Goginashvili (2001) Georgian - swimmer.

Irma Khetsuriani (?) Georgian - wheelchair fencer.

M:

Kakhi Kavsadze (1935) Georgian - actor.

Nicolas Zourabichvili (1936) Georgian - composer.

Avtandil Makhar (1943) Georgian - actor.

Alexander Toradze (1952) Georgian - pianist.

Fuat Saka (1952) Georgian / Turkish - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and arranger.

Simon Osiashvili (1952) Georgian, Ukrainian - singer and poet.

Vano Yantbelidze (1954) Georgian - actor.

Nikolai Svanidze (1955) Georgian, Russian Jewish / Russian - tv host and radio host.

Emmanuel Carrère (1957) Georgian - author, screenwriter and film director.

Zaza Kolelishvili (1957) Georgian - film and television actor, film director and artist.

André Andersen (1961) Georgian, Russian, Danish - guitarist, pianist, keyboardist, producer, and composer.

André Andersen (1961) Georgian - musician.

Grigory Leps / Grigory Lepsveridze (1962) Georgian - singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and drummer.

Soso Pavliashvili / Ioseb Pavliashvili (1964) Georgian - actor, singer-songwriter, pianist, and violinist.

Merab Ninidze (1965) Georgian - actor.

Badri Maisuradze (1966) Georgian - singer.

Beyaz / Beyazıt Öztürk (1969) Georgian / Turkish - actor, comedian, and tv personality.

Leo Gabriadze / Levan Gabriadze (1969) Georgian - actor and director.

Giorgi Nakashidze (1971) Georgian - actor.

Guillaume Gallienne (1972) Georgian, Russian / French - actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter.

Niaz Diasamidze (1973) Georgian - musician, singer, songwriter, calligrapher and actor.

Murat Cemcir (1976) Georgian - actor.

Giorgi Maskharashvili (1977) Georgian - actor, director and artist.

Giorgi Latso / Giorgi Latsabidze (1978) Georgian - pianist.

Romeo Muradyan (1979) Georgian - actor.

Dima Oganesian (1979) Georgian, Armenian - drummer.

Karim Khudsiani (1979) Georgian, Iranian - actor, tv presenter, and screenwriter.

Nika Kocharov (1980) Georgian - singer and guitarist.

Anri Jokhadze (1980) Georgian - singer.

Gela Guralia (1980) Georgian - singer.

Brandon Stone / Besik Shpetishvili (1980) Georgian - singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and composer.

Vaniko Tarkhnishvili (1981) Georgian - actor, director, and TV presenter.

Nick Shanshiashvili (1984) Georgian, Unknown / Unknown  - guitarist and keyboardist.

Giorgi Marr (1984) Georgian - bassist.

George Andguladze (1984) Georgian - singer.

L’One / Levan Gorozia (1985) Georgian - singer and rapper.

Nodar Tatishvili / Nodiko Tatishvili (1986) Georgian - singer.

Leo Jee / Levan Jibladze (1987) Georgian - singer.

Yuri Sardarov (1988) Georgian / Armenian - actor and producer.

Oto Nemsadze (1989) Georgian - singer.

George Finn (1990) Georgian - actor.

Devi Khajishvili (1991) Georgian / Iranian, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian - actor and model.

Luka Zakariadze (1993) Georgian - singer.

Luca Chikovani (1994) Georgian - actor, singer-songwriter, and guitarist.

FaZe Testy (1996) Georgian - youtuber (FaZe Testy).

Luka Kutsia (1997) Georgian - tiktoker (Luka_kkk).

George Berry (1998) Georgian - tiktoker (GeorgeDaBerry).

Erik Shokov (2000) Georgian - youtuber (Shoke CS:GO, Канал Шока).

Paataly (2001) Georgian - tiktoker (Paataly).

Roblox Minigunner (2003) Georgian - youtuber (Roblox Minigunner).

George Gagnidze (?) Georgian - singer.

M - Athletes:

Rafael Chimishkyan (1929) Georgian - weightlifter.

Revaz Tsirekidze (1934) Georgian - fencer.

Revaz Kvachakidze (1938) Georgian - long jumper.

Zarbeg Beriashvili (1939) Georgian - wrestler.

Guram Sagaradze (1939) Georgian - wrestler.

Levan Moseshvili (1940) Georgian - basketball player.

Nodar Khokhashvili (1940) Georgian - wrestler.

Guram Gudashvili (1941) Georgian - discus thrower.

Omar Bliadze (1942) Georgian - wrestler.

Guram Gogolauri (1944) Georgian - judoka.

Zorbeg Ebralidze (1944) Georgian - footballer.

Revaz Dzodzuashvili (1945) Georgian - footballer.

Viktor Saneyev (1945) Georgian - triple jumper.

Michel Yachvili (1946) Georgian - rugby player.

Vakhtang Koridze (1949) Georgian - footballer.

Shota Khinchagashvili (1951) Georgian - footballer.

David Kvachadze (1951) Georgian - boxer.

Nodar Khizanishvili (1953) Georgian - footballer.

Otar Gabelia (1953) Georgian - footballer.

Tengiz Khubuluri (1955) Georgian - judoka.

Tengiz Sulakvelidze (1956) Georgian - footballer.

Oleg Zurabiani (1957) Georgian - judoka.

Samson Pruidze (1957) Georgian - footballer.

Shota Khabareli (1958) Georgian - judoka.

Zaur Svanadze (1958) Georgian - footballer.

Igor Kushpelev (1959) Georgian - swimmer.

Igor Omelchenko (1960) Georgian - swimmer.

Otar Korgalidze (1960) Georgian - footballer.

Nugzar Kakilashvili (1960) Georgian - footballer.

Gocha Chikovani (1962) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Tenadze (1962) Georgian - judoka.

Merab Katsitadze (1962) Georgian - footballer.

Melori Bigvava (1963) Georgian - footballer.

Gocha Tkebuchava (1963) Georgian - footballer.

Gia Guruli (1964) Georgian - footballer.

Gocha Gogrichiani (1964) Georgian - footballer.

Avtandil Gogolishvili (1964) Georgian - wrestler.

Malkhaz Arziani (1964) Georgian - footballer.

Zaza Turmanidze (1965) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Pirtskhalava (1965) Georgian - footballer.

Merab Jordania (1965) Georgian - footballer.

Soso Chedia (1965) Georgian - footballer.

Zviad Endeladze (1966) Georgian - footballer.

Kakhaber Kacharava (1966) Georgian - footballer.

Gela Inalishvili (1966) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Chikhradze (1967) Georgian - footballer.

Temur Kabisashvili (1967) Georgian - footballer.

Varlam Kilasonia (1967) Georgian - footballer.

Gia Jishkariani (1967) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Tsomaia (1967) Georgian - footballer.

Zaza Revishvili (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Said Tarba (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Kakhaber Tskhadadze (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Mevlud Lobzhanidze (1968) Georgian - judoka.

Besik Beradze (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Kakhaber Gogichaishvili (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Kilasonia (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Dzneladze (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Temur Ketsbaia (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Iuri Gabiskiria (1968) Georgian - footballer.

Koba Guliashvili (1968) Georgian - wrestler.

Kakhi Kakhiashvili (1969) Georgian - weightlifter.

Kakhaber Tsakadze (1969) Georgian - ski jumper.

Tengiz Meskhadze (1969) Georgian - boxer.

Revaz Arveladze (1969) Georgian - footballer.

Gela Papashvili (1969) Georgian - wrestler.

Vaso Sepashvili (1969) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Zoidze (1969) Georgian - footballer.

Murtaz Shelia (1969) Georgian - footballer.

Amiran Totikashvili (1969) Georgian - judoka.

Mikheil Jishkariani (1969) Georgian - footballer.

Mamuka Jugeli (1969) Georgian - footballer.

Akaki Chachua (1969) Georgian - wrestler.

Besa Tsintsadze (1969) Georgian - figure skater.

Archil Lortkipanidze (1970) Georgian - fencer.

Kakhaber Kvetenadze (1970) Georgian - footballer.

Mamuka Machavariani (1970) Georgian - footballer.

Goderdzi Natroshvili (1970) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Abramishvili (1970) Georgian - skier.

Gela Shekiladze (1970) Georgian - footballer.

Vladimeri Dgebuadze (1970) Georgian - judoka.

Jondo Muzashvili (1970) Georgian - judoka.

Soso Liparteliani (1971) Georgian - judoka.

Akaki Devadze (1971) Georgian - footballer.

David Khakhaleishvili (1971) Georgian - judoka.

Nugzar Lobzhanidze (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Mamuka Minashvili (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Andreas Niniadis (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Vazha Tarkhnishvili (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Soso Grishikashvili (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Kizilashvili (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Mikheil Kavelashvili (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Nikoloz Togonidze (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Kakhaber Sidamonidze (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Gocha Gujabidze (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Zurab Ionanidze (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Gocha Jamarauli (1971) Georgian - footballer.

Mukhran Gogia (1971) Georgian - weightlifter.

Aleksandre Geladze (1972) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Janashia (1972) Georgian - footballer.

Georgi Nemsadze (1972) Georgian - footballer.

Vakhtang Khvadagiani (1972) Georgian - footballer.

Georgi Kinkladze (1972) Georgian - footballer.

Eldar Kurtanidze (1972) Georgian - wrestler.

Besik Amashukeli (1972) Georgian - footballer.

Tengiz Sichinava (1972) Georgian - footballer.

Temur Tugushi (1972)Georgian - footballer.

Badri Akhvlediani (1972) Georgian - footballer.

Guram Mchedlidze (1972) Georgian - wrestler.

Ruslan Rusidze (1973) Georgian - sprinter.

Zviad Jeladze (1973) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Gudushauri (1973) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Mikadze (1973) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Janelidze (1973) Georgian - footballer.

Bakur Gogitidze (1973) Georgian - wrestler.

Mukhran Vakhtangadze (1973) Georgian - wrestler.

Koba Gogoladze (1973) Georgian - boxer.

Gocha Tsitsiashvili (1973) Georgian Jewish - wrestler.

Zurab Dzhidzhishvili (1973) Georgian - skier.

Ramaz Paliani (1973) Georgian - boxer.

Grigol Chanturia (1973) Georgian - footballer.

Shota Arveladze (1973) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Balashvili (1973) Georgian - footballer.

Archil Arveladze (1973) Georgian - footballer.

David Pogosian (1974) Georgian - wrestler.

Georgi Kandelaki (1974) Georgian - boxer.

Aleksandre Rekhviashvili (1974) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Vazagashvili (1974) Georgian - judoka.

Levan Khomeriki (1974) Georgian - footballer.

Avtandil Gvianidze (1974) Georgian - footballer.

Amiran Mujiri (1974) Georgian - footballer.

Tamaz Pertia (1974) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Revazishvili (1974) Georgian - judoka.

Alexander Davitashvili (1974) Georgian - judoka.

Giorgi Asanidze (1975) Georgian - weightlifter.

Roin Oniani (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Mikheil Potskhveria (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Valter Guchua (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Shalva Khujadze (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Kebadze (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Gvaramadze (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Gakhokidze (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Mamia Jikia (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Ramaz Chochosvili (1975) Georgian - judoka.

Davit Chichveishvili (1975) Georgian - footballer.

Nestor Khergiani (1975) Georgian - judoka.

Emzarios Bentinidis (1975) Georgian - wrestler.

Darren Huckerby (1976) Georgian - footballer.

George Kobaladze (1976) Georgian - weightlifter.

Tarieli Melelashvili (1976) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Kiknadze (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Zaza Janashia (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Revaz Mindorashvili (1976) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Tsmindashvili (1976) Georgian - judoka.

Levan Silagadze (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Vashakidze (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Sevasti Todua (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Tskitishvili (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Gocha Trapaidze (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Besarion Vardzelashvili (1976) Georgian - boxer.

Iveri Jikurauli (1976) Georgian - judoka.

Davit Aslanadze (1976) Georgian - footballer.

David Chaladze (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Demetradze (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Givi Didava (1976) Georgian - footballer.

Mirian Giorgadze (1976) Georgian - wrestler.

Vakhtang Natsvlishvili (1976) Georgian - basketball player.

Levan Kobiashvili (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Mikheil Ashvetia (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Gemazashvili (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Maghradze (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Monaselidze (1977)Georgian - footballer.

Vasil Gigiadze (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Revazishvili (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksandre Iashvili (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksandre Gogoberishvili (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Chankotadze (1977) Georgian - footballer.

Grégoire Yachvili (1977) Georgian / Unknown - rugby player.

Valeri Sarava (1978) Georgian - weightlifter.

Spartak Gogia (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Georgi Kipiani (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksandr Kaidarashvili (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Otar Tushishvili (1978) Georgian - wrestler.

Kakhaber Mzhavanadze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Shalva Mumladze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Megreladze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Archil Sakhvadze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Valerian Zirakadze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Zviad Sturua (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Mikheil Makhviladze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Mujiri (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Gogshelidze (1979) Georgian - wrestler.

Badri Khasaia (1979) Georgian - wrestler.

Manuchar Kvirkvelia (1978) Georgian - wrestler.

Alex Modebadze (1978) Georgian - wrestler.

Ilia Giorgadze (1978) Georgian - gymnast.

Rati Aleksidze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Kakhaber Chkhetiani (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Davitnidze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Shota Chomakhidze (1978) Georgian - footballer.

Vladimer Chanturia (1978) Georgian - boxer.

Georgi Gugava (1978) Georgian - judoka.

Tornike Aptsiauri (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Gabidauri (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Akvsenti Gilauri (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Krasovski (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Revaz Kemoklidze (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Lomaia (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Melkadze (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Nikuradze (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Givi Kvaratskhelia (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Mikheil Khutsishvili (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Avtandil Khurtsidze (1979) Georgian - boxer.

Zurab Beridze (1979) Georgian - swimmer.

Irakli Chochua (1979) Georgian - wrestler.

Vakhtang Murvanidze (1979) Georgian - figure skater.

Klimenti Tsitaishvili (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Mamuka Tsereteli (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Shashiashvili (1979) Georgian - footballer.

Teimuraz Khurtsilava(1979) Georgian - boxer.

Valeryan Khuroshvili  (1979) Georgian - swimmer.

Grigol Bediashvili (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Dighmelashvili (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Bolkvadze (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Vladimir Burduli (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Zurab Menteshashvili (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Nozadze (1980)Georgian - footballer.

Jaba Mujiri (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Yasha Manasherov (1980) Georgian Jewish - wrestler.

Zurab Khomasuridze (1980) Georgian - swimmer.

Lasha Jakobia (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Kvirkvelia (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Merab Dzodzuashvili (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Gvazava (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Korgalidze (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Grigol Imedadze (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Valeri Abramidze (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Gela Saghirashvili (1980) Georgian - wrestler.

Dimitri Yachvili (1980) Georgian, Armenian - rugby player.

David Margoshvili (1980) Georgian - judoka.

Roman Akhalkatsi (1980) Georgian - footballer.

Uri Kokia (1981) Georgian Jewish - basketball player.

Georgi Adamia (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Dekanosidze (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Malkhaz Asatiani (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Mikheil Bobokhidze (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Revaz Gotsiridze (1981) Georgian - footballer.

David Odikadze (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Zurab Khizanishvili (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksandre Koshkadze (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Vladimir Boisa (1981) Georgian - basketball player.

Robert Makharashvili (1981) Georgian - skier.

Edik Sajaia (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Salukvadze (1981) Georgian - footballer.

David Siradze (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Shengelia (1981) Georgian - footballer.

Tengiz Ugrekhelidze (1981) Georgian - footballer.

David Ilariani (1981) Georgian - hurdler.

Zurab Zviadauri (1981) Georgian - judoka.

Irakli Labadze (1981) Georgian - tennis player.

Grigol Mamrikishvili (1981) Georgian - judoka.

David Loria (1981) Georgian Jewish - footballer.

Vladimir Akhalaia (1982) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Tsirekidze (1982) Georgian - judoka.

Zurab Mamaladze (1982) Georgian - footballer.

Nukri Manchkhava (1982) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Sirbiladze (1982) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Nergadze (1982) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksandre Amisulashvili (1982) Georgian - footballer.

Grigol Dolidze (1982) Georgian - footballer.  

Haim Megrelashvili (1982) Georgian Jewish - footballer.

Revaz Chanturia (1982) Georgian - handball player.

Anatoli Boisa (1983) Georgian - weightlifter.

David Kevkhishvili (1983) Georgian - judoka.

Giorgi Oniani (1983) Georgian - footballer.

Zviadi Khanjaliashvili (1983) Georgian - judoka.

Kakhaber Aladashvili (1983) Georgian - footballer.

Gaga Chkhetiani (1983) Georgian - footballer.

Zaza Kedelashvili (1983) Georgian - judoka.

Gogita Gogua (1983) Georgian - footballer.

Georgi Kizilashvili (1983) Georgian - judoka.

Giorgi Tsimakuridze (1983) Georgian - footballer.

Dimitri Tatanashvili (1983) Georgian - footballer.

Luka Razmadze (1983) Georgian - footballer.

Besarion Gochashvili (1983) Georgian - wrestler.

Ramaz Nozadze (1983) Georgian - wrestler.

Konstantine Kupatadze (1983) Georgian - boxer.

Kote Tugushi (1983) Georgian - basketball player.

Irakli Turmanidze (1984) Georgian - weightlifter.

Davit Imedashvili (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Nugzar Kvirtia (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Roman Goginashvili (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksei Muldarov (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Liluashvili (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Omar Migineishvili (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Koba Shalamberidze (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Zaza Sakhokia (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Otar Martsvaladze (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Modebadze (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Mamuka Lomidze (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksandr Kvakhadze (1984) Georgian - footballer.

Zaza Pachulia (1984) Georgian - basketball player.

Lasha Gujejiani (1985) Georgian - judoka.

Albert Kuzilov (1985) Georgian - weightlifter.

Gia Machavariani (1985) Georgian - weightlifter.

Zaal Eliava (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Lomaia (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksandre Guruli (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Teimuraz Gongadze (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Sandro Iashvili (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Khmaladze (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Nikoloz Gelashvili (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Gocha Khojava (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Canava (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Jaba Dvali (1985) Georgian - footballer.  

Nikoloz Izoria (1985) Georgian - boxer.

Levan Razmadze (1985) Georgian - judoka.

David Bedinadze (1985) Georgian - wrestler.

Guram Pherselidze (1985) Georgian - wrestler.

Jakob Makarashvili (1985) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Seturidze (1985) Georgian - footballer.

Manuchar Tskhadaia (1985) Georgian - wrestler.

Vladimer Gegeshidze (1985) Georgian - wrestler.

Ilias Iliadis (1986) Georgian - judoka.

Giorgi Chelidze (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Georgi Kenchadze (1986) Georgian - figure skater.

Davit Modzmanashvili (1986) Georgian - wrestler.

Nikolaos Kourtidis (1986) Georgian - weightlifter.

Besik Lezhava (1986) Georgian - weightlifter.

Giorgi Gamqrelidze (1986) Georgian - weightlifter.

Malkhaz Zarkua (1986) Georgian - wrestler.

Vladimir Dvalishvili (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Akaki Khubutia (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Mate Ghvinianidze (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Loria (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Merebashvili (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Popkhadze (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Jaba Kankava (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Shota Grigalashvili (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Manuchar Markoishvili (1986) Georgian - weightlifter.

Giorgi Tsintsadze (1986) Georgian - basketball player.

Zurab Tsiskaridze (1986) Georgian - footballer.

Zviad Gogotchuri (1986) Georgian - Paralympic judoka.

Otar Japaridze (1987) Georgian - ice dancer.

Zaza Chelidze (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Geperidze (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Jaba Lipartia (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Kakhi Makharadze (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Ucha Lobjanidze (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Kakhelishvili (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Guram Kashia (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Kortua (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Alaverdashvili (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Dekanosidze (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Devdariani (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Mikheil Berishvili (1987) Georgian - basketball player.

Saba Gavashelishvili (1987) Georgian - judoka.

Rauli Tsirekidze (1987) Georgian - weightlifter.

Boleslav Skhirtladze (1987) Georgian - long jumper.

Zviadi Samukashvili (1987) Georgian - wrestler.

Nukri Revishvili (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Bachana Tskhadadze (1987) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Gogitadze (1987) Georgian - wrestler.

Soso Jabidze (1987) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Nadiradze (1987) Georgian - cyclist.

Levan Zhorzholiani (1988) Georgian - judoka.

Irakli Dzaria (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Maisuradze (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Mchedlishvili (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Khidesheli (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Tornike Gorgiashvili (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Beka Gotsiridze (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Ganugrava (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Revaz Barabadze (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Mirza Bjhalava (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Iason Abramashvili (1988) Georgian - skier.

Besik Gavasheli (1988) Georgian - cyclist.

Davit Kiria (1988) Georgian - kickboxer.

Levan Patsatsia (1988) Georgian - basketball player.

Revaz Lashkhi (1988) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Edisherashvili (1988) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Rekhviashvili (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Revaz Tevdoradze (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Gulverd Tomashvili (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Totadze (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Rati Tsinamdzgvrishvili (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Akaki Tskarozia (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Mate Vatsadze (1988) Georgian - footballer.

Matt Janning (1988) Georgian - basketball player.

Bekir Özlü (1988) Georgian - judoka.

Amiran Papinashvili (1988) Georgian - judoka.

Giorgi Tskitishvili (1988) Georgian - rugby union player.

Giorgi Shermadini (1989) Georgian - basketball player.

Levan Makashvili (1989) Georgian - mixed martial artist.

Vakhtang Pantskhava (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Chantouria (1989) Georgian - tennis player.

Elizbar Odikadze (1989) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Bakhtadze (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Janelidze (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Gabedava (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Roin Kvaskhvadze (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Kasradze (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Elgujja Grigalashvili (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Gia Grigalava (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Ivanishvili (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Aleksi Benashvili (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Murtaz Daushvili (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Revishvili (1989) Georgian - swimmer.

Ilia Londaridze (1989) Georgian - basketball player.

Varlam Liparteliani (1989) Georgian - judoka.

Amiran Sanaia (1989) Georgian - footballer.

David Targamadze (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Beka Tugushi (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Data Sitchinava (1989) Georgian - footballer.

Adam Okruashvili (1989) Georgian - judoka.

Giorgi Sharabidze (1990) Georgian - basketball player.

Gogita Gogatishvili (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Kvekveskiri (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Ucha Gogoladze (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Kenia (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Khutsidze (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Makaridze (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Mchedlidze (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Kakubava (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Givi Ioseliani (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Temuri Shonia (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Sikharulidze (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Khutsishvili (1990) Georgian - wrestler.

Zakaria Beglarishvili (1990) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Berianidze (1990) Georgian - wrestler.

Michael Dixon (1990) Georgian - basketball player.

Davit Askurava (1990) Georgian - cyclist.

Nugzar Tatalashvili (1990) Georgian - judoka.

Eli Zizov (1991) Georgian Jewish - footballer.

Giorgi Maisuradze (1991) Georgian - footballer.

Alex Beniaidze (1991) Georgian - skier.

Iakob Apkhazava (1991)  Georgian - footballer.

Vladimer Khinchegashvili (1991) Georgian - wrestler.

Avtandil Ebralidze (1991) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Gvelesiani (1991) Georgian - footballer.

Revaz Nadareishvili (1991)  Georgian - wrestler.

Dato Marsagishvili (1991) Georgian - wrestler.

Zebeda Rekhviashvili (1991) Georgian - judoka.

Tornike Shengelia (1991) Georgian - basketball player.

Avtandil Tchrikishvili (1991) Georgian - judoka.

Zurab Datunashvili (1991) Georgian - wrestler.

Akaki Gogia (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Zurabi Iakobishvili (1992) Georgian - wrestler.

Tornike Okriashvili (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Elguja Lobjanidze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Nikoloz Mnatobishvili (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Goderdzi Machaidze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

ano Ananidze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Chelebadze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Gega Diasamidze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Otar Arveladze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Daviti Kharazishvili (1992) Georgian - runner.

Lasha Shavdatuashvili (1992) Georgian - judoka.

Florian Chakiachvili (1992) Georgian - hockey player.

Nikoloz Basilashvili (1992) Georgian - tennis player.

Nika Dzalamidze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Iluridze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Kimadze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Nika Kvekveskiri (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Jaba Jighauri (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Mamuka Kobakhidze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Solomon Kvirkvelia (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Teimuraz Sharashenidze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Shergelashvili (1992)  Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Shekiladze (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Kobalia (1992) Georgian - footballer.

Sandro Aminashvili (1992) Georgian - wrestler.

Dimitri Gedevanishvili (1993) Georgian - skier.

Otar Javashvili (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Jgerenaia (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Kokhia (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Merab Gigauri (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Kakhaber Kakashvili (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Kvilitaia (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Papava (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Guga Palavandishvili (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Parunashvili (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Valeri Qazaishvili (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Khocholava (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Tornike Grigalashvili (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Iakob Kajaia (1993) Georgian - wrestler.

Robert Kobliashvili (1993) Georgian - wrestler.

Ioseb Chakhvashvili (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Chanturia (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Vakhtang Chanturishvili (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Sandro Bazadze (1993) Georgian - fencer.

Jaba Gelashvili (1993) Georgian - skier.

Davit Skhirtladze (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Saba Tavadze (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Shindagoridze (1993) Georgian - footballer.

Vazha Margvelashvili (1993) Georgian - judoka.

Zaza Nadiradze (1993) Georgian - canoeist.

Giorgi Nareklishvili (1993) Georgian - cyclist.

Aleksandre Metreveli (1993) Georgian - tennis player.

Lasha Talakhadze (1993) Georgian - weightlifter.

George Tsivadze (1993) Georgian - tennis player.

Lasha Torgvaidze (1993) Georgian - triple jumper.

Bachana Khorava (1993) Georgian - long jumper.  

Nika Kacharava (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Magaldadze (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Andro Mumladze (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Papuna Mosemgvdlishvili (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Saba Lobzhanidze (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Luka Koberidze (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Gadrani (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Goginashvili (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Shota Mishvelidze (1994) Georgian - weightlifter.

Geno Petriashvili (1994) Georgian - wrestler.

Shmagi Bolkvadze (1994) Georgian - wrestler.

Ushangi Margiani (1994) Georgian - judoka.

Bachana Arabuli (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Nika Sandokhadze (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Nika Sichinava (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Budu Zivzivadze (1994) Georgian - footballer.

David Chigoev (1994) Georgian - footballer.

Beka Burjanadze (1994) Georgian - weightlifter.

Irakli Bolkvadze (1994) Georgian - swimmer.

Lucas Hufnagel (1994) Georgian / Unknown - footballer.

Beka Gviniashvili (1995) Georgian - judoka.

Irakli Chomakhashvili (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Gorozia (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Papunashvili (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Oleg Mamasakhlisi (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Otar Kakabadze (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Dato Dartsimelia (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Lasha Dvali (1995)  Georgian - footballer.

Guram Tushishvili (1995) Georgian - judoka.

Mate Tsintsadze (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Davit Volkovi (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Levan Shengelia (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Avtandil Kentchadze (1995) Georgian - wrestler.

Giorgi Aburjania (1995) Georgian - footballer.

Vakh Abdaladze (1996) Georgian - rugby player.

Jemal Tabidze (1996) Georgian - footballer.

Luka Zarandia (1996) Georgian - footballer.

Roman Chanturia (1996) Georgian - footballer.

Otar Kiteishvili (1996) Georgian - footballer.

Andro Giorgadze (1996) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Kharaishvili (1996) Georgian - footballer.

Goga Chkheidze (1996) Georgian - weightlifter.

Beka Mikeltadze (1997) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Biganishvili (1997) Georgian - swimmer.

Giorgi Beridze (1997) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Chkheidze (1997) Georgian - weightlifter.

Levan Eloshvili (1997) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Kantaria (1997) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili (1998) Georgian - basketball player.

Revaz Davitadze (1998) Georgian - weightlifter.

Giorgi Arabidze (1998) Georgian - footballer.

Nika Kvantaliani (1998) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Chochishvili (1998) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Bugridze (1998) Georgian - footballer.

Vato Arveladze (1998) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Chkheidze (1999) Georgian - weightlifter.

Goga Bitadze (1999) Georgian - basketball player.

Luka Asatiani (1999) Georgian - footballer.

Giorgi Chakvetadze (1999) Georgian - footballer.

Irakli Maysuradze (2000) Georgian - figure skater.

Levan Kharabadze (2000) Georgian - footballer.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2001) Georgian - footballer.

Elizabeth Stone (?) Georgian - paralympic swimmer.

Giorgi Baindurashvili (?) Georgian - judoka.

Ameran Bitsadze (?) Georgian - mixed martial artist.

Bakouri Gogitidze (?) Georgian - mixed martial artist.

Problematic:

Tamar Iveri / Tamar Javakhishvili (1971) Georgian - singer. - Homophobic comments encouraging violence against and even threatening death against those who experience same-sex attraction.

Diana Gurtskaya (1975) Georgian, Russian - singer-songwriter. - Supports Vladimir Putin.

Shorena Begashvili (1982) Georgian - actress and tv host. - Blackface.

Luca Biani / Anna Gurji / Anna Biani / Anna Luca Biani (1991) Georgian - actor and filmmaker. - Appropriation of the term “two-spirit”.