Georgian Language Corpus ქართული ენის კორპუსი The Georgian Language Corpus (GLC) is developed at the Institute of Linguistic Studies of Ilia State University during 2009-2016. At present the corpus includes two main sections, monolingual and bilingual. The monolingual section consists of New and Modern Georgian; Old and Middle Georgian. New and Modern Georgian Corpus contains

Georgian National Museum საქართველოს ეროვნული მუზეუმი This is part of a national network of leading museums in Georgia that includes the Museum of Georgia, Open Air Museum of Ethnography, Art Museum, Museum of the Soviet Occupation, and more.

National Archives of Georgia საქართველოს ეროვნული არქივი The archive is an important part of the cultural life of modern humanity. It occupies a special place in the country as a treasure of the ancestors’ knowledge and experience, as a documentary memory. It is a precious treasury that holds the knowledge and experience of human beings,

Greta Starett is a first-year graduate student at the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies. Her photos of Georgia are stunning.

Most people remember the story of Jason and the Argonauts and the Golden Fleece. What most people do not realize is that the setting of the myth is substantiated by the discovery of the Sakdrisi Gold Mine. The Bronze Age mine was acknowledged to be 5,000 years old in the early 2000s, the oldest known gold mine in the world. Sakdrisi was declared a cultural heritage site archaeological and scientific excavations began in 2006 by Georgian and German academics. This status was revoked in 2013 by the Georgian Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection in order to allow RMG Gold, a Russian-owned mining company, to exploit the site for the remaining gold. RMG contributes to approximately 10% of the Georgian economy.

Changing perception from “win-lose” to “win-win” in legal cases goes beyond lawyering. It is a physiological process and it requires intensive training for mediators. I believe that popularization of mediation as a mechanism of alternative dispute resolution is a step forward for the country. However, the concept of mediation is used in various contexts within Georgia.

by Suze Rutherford Amid the spectacular natural beauty of Pankisi, Tusheti, and the rest of Georgia; among all the quick smiles and sudden humor and endless generosity of spirit; in spite of the incredible bounty of the autumn harvest; nestled next to the dreams of children; lying just beneath the surface of a warm hello;

by Allison Dvaladze It was a welcome sight to see so many familiar faces gathered under the Georgia Race for the Cure tent, selling homemade goods, and marking another year as breast cancer survivors. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age in Georgia, and despite progress, over 55 percent