ACHANDARA, disputed territory of Abkhazia ? It's election season in the country that doesn't officially exist. In a bare gymnasium with mildewed walls and no working lights, the current Abkhaz leader recently appealed for votes in Saturday's presidential ... Abkhazia was a favored vacation ground of the late dictator. In Abkhazia today, on the eve of the presidential elections, those who are running for office say their country has made an irreversible break with Georgia. ...
ACHANDARA, disputed territory of Abkhazia ? It's election season in the country that doesn't officially exist. In a bare gymnasium with mildewed walls and no working lights, the current Abkhaz leader recently appealed for votes in Saturday's presidential ... Abkhazia was a favored vacation ground of the late dictator. In Abkhazia today, on the eve of the presidential elections, those who are running for office say their country has made an irreversible break with Georgia. ...
New high-end hotels gleam in central Sukhumi, and ordinary residents are charging higher prices for their spare rooms. And it is not all tourism. New Russian investment is going into the railway that runs along the coast, a Russian oil ...