one must remember the peculiarities of Abkhazia’s demography and history. During the 19th century as the Russian empire was conquering the Caucasus, many of the region's different ethnic groups ...

Abkhazia broke from Georgia’s control in a war after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, during which hundreds of thousands of ethnic Georgians fled. Russia has long supported ...

However, despite the tourism boom, Abkhazia remains dependent on subsidies ... such an influx of foreigners poses a genuine threat of turning ethnic Abkhazians into a minority. Moreover, lifting the ...

This could also improve the situation for ethnic Georgians in Gali and open opportunities for economic cooperation. Additionally, it could partially reduce Russian influence in Abkhazia. Considering ...

During the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia, according to international data, more than 250,000 Abkhazia residents, mostly ethnic Georgians, had to leave their homes. Whilst denying these refugees their right ...