Thomas de Waal

Caucasus Burning

"Citizens! The Fatherland is in danger! Our tanks are on foreign soil." - A. Galich. A demonstration in Moscow against Russiaís military action in Georgia, August 20, 2008. Photo: Sergei Davidis
Authors: Thomas de Waal

Summary:When President George W. Bush stood on Freedom Square in Tbilisi in May 2005 and told Georgians, "The path of freedom you have chosen is not easy, but you will not travel it alone," they believed it meant something.

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