Georgia, a
small country in the Caucasus Mountains has a very unique historic, cultural
and political development throughout history.A mountainous country that has borders with the Black Sea, Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Russia. By XVth century, Georgia was fragmented into a number of
petty kingdoms and principalities, which throughout the Early Modern period
struggled to maintain their autonomy against Safavid and Ottoman domination
until Georgia was finally annexed by the Russian Empire in 1801.An Orthodox country, whose religion has
somehow been respected even in the harshest times of Soviet Regime, it was
independent in modern history for only very few years (1918-1921) before
becoming part of the Soviet Union until 1991.Georgia is known for its culture, poets and writers, food and the
welcoming character of its inhabitants.As the Georgian language is unique with a very ancient alphabet, difficult
to understand and pronounce, it could present a challenge to its people for
communication and interaction but this had never been the case.
