FORGOTEN PEOPLE, BUT NEVER FORGOTEN CRIMES IN THE WAR IN ABHAZIA THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE PAST

Vasileska, Larisa (2023) FORGOTEN PEOPLE, BUT NEVER FORGOTEN CRIMES IN THE WAR IN ABHAZIA THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE PAST. In: International Conference – Genocide and Crimes against Humanity – dedicated to the 30 th anniversary of Occupation of Abkhazia. Georgian Technical University, Georgia. (In Press)

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Abstract

The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, was a historic turning point in world history. New states were "reborn" in peace, and, in some cases, new bloody conflicts unfolded. For some countries in Europe, it brought more devastation than peace.
The brutal 1992–93 ethnic war in Abkhazia is a conflict largely forgotten by the West. Forced relocations of population based on ethnicity have been an essential component of the conflict. The Abkhaz war is a particularly egregious example of this fact in former Soviet countries. The paper will shed light on the ethnic cleansing of the Georgians in Abkhazia, also known in Georgia as the genocide of Georgians in Abkhazia. We will also make comparisons with the cases of ethnic cleansing throughout history with the same component: eradicating the uniqueness of the people, their unique alphabet, their unique culture, and their unique religion.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Law
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r Larisa Vasileska
Date Deposited:	29 May 2024 20:38
Last Modified:	29 May 2024 20:38
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/10002

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