Since remote antiquity nestled between the Black and Caspian
Seas on the majestic Caucasus mountain chain, the Republic of
Georgia today continues its centuries old relations with its
neighbors as it seeks to create new alliances. One of the 15
federated republics of the Soviet Union throughout most of the
twentieth century, Georgia declared its independence in 1991.
Its diverse population has since that event actively explored,
created and used the new electronic environment both to foster
their emerging democratic state and present themselves to the
world community. The sites listed in each category of this selective
portal page have been chosen for their utility in providing accurate
narrative (either brief or extensive) information, as well as
directories, extensive portal pages and other resources concerning
all aspects of Georgian life and culture. Most originate within
the confines of the Republic itself. All are either English language
alone or bilingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows.
Many sites offer down- loadable Georgian fonts to make them easily
accessible. For a variety of reasons, the links to Georgia and
the NIS countries in general often are inactive; we recommend
that you try again, should you not be successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Georgia, consult the Georgia
Country page of the Near East Section of the African and
Middle Eastern Division. See also the Library's
online catalog for books, and materials in other formats
held by the Library and the Library's Thomas
Legislative Information page for legislative materials, bills,
hearings, acts, etc.) on relations between the United States
and the Republic of. Finally, see also An
illustrated chapter on the Georgian collections for an illustrated,
historical analysis.
Centers of learning, archives, associations, etc., whose foci
run the gamut of historical and contemporary Georgian culture,
from art to literature and from architecture to cinema.
About
Georgia (http://members.tripod.com/ggdavid/georgia/index.htm)
This private, English language site constructed by David Mchedlishvili, who works
at the National Parliamentary Library, offers lively and accessible narratives,
graphics, and digitized sound recordings about a wide range of subjects relating
to Georgia.
The American Association
for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Eaaass/)
‘The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, scholarly society which is the leading private
organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about Russia, Central
Eurasia, and Eastern and Central Europe.'
Art & Culture of Georgia (http://www.escapeartist.com/georgia/art.html)
For those who wish to live abroad this site provides links to a variety of cultural
and artist sites in Georgia.
Central Asia Studies Worldwide (http://cesww.fas.harvard.edu/)
Sponsored by the Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, CASWW provides
extensive resources for the scholarly study of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Culture (http://www.parliament.ge/CULTURE/)
A brief but nonetheless useful cultural overview of Georgia mounted by its Parliament.
Dmanisi (http://www.dmanisi.org.ge/)
English text and photographs highlight this description of Dmanisi where the
oldest remains of hominids were found. Discussions of its history, geology, paleoanthropology,
are complemented by a bibliography.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Georgia
(Caucasus) (http://www.campusprogram.com/reference/en/wikipedia/g/ge/georgia%5F%5Fcountry%5F.html)
A lively electronic multi-lingual encyclopedia (Wikipedia) in narrative meant
as a reference source for college students and above. Chapters range from history
to geography to demographics. Each narrative contains multiple related links
to the terms, peoples and subjects mentioned in the text.
Georgian Art Portal (http://www.art.ge)
This English language, award winning and searchable homepage presents a portal
page to the art scene in Georgia along with general narratives about the same
and a listing of artists with their contact information. Subjects include traditional
arts and crafts of all types, from paintings, to dolls.
The Georgian Museum of Photography (http://www.photomuseum.org.ge/)
‘The Georgian Association of the History of Photography in the Caucasus
is a non-governmental organization combining the admirers of old photography,
cinema figures, photographers, artists and writers. The Association studies various
kinds of data in order to draw a picture of the historic development of photography
in the region. It searches archive documents and photography collections of the
state institutions and private archives.' This bilingual (English and Georgian)
homepage is richly illustrated with digitized photographs presented singly and
in galleries, thematically or by photographer.
Georgian National Ballet (http://www.gnb-sukhishvili.ge/index.html)
This is the English language official homepage of the Georgian National Ballet
that provides an historical narrative and, although rarely updated, its repertoire.
Internet Access and Training Program (http://www.irex.org/programs/iatp/)
IATP is a program for the countries of the U.S. Bureau of Education and Cultural
Affairs, U.S. Department of State, which is funded under the Freedom Support
Act and Administered by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
to help the post Soviet countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia ‘strengthen
indigenous institutions by providing US government program alumni and others
in Eurasia with free and open Internet access and training in the use of electronic
mail and the Internet." Their homepage, searchable by country, provides
links to important aspects and organizations in that country.
Kartuli.com: Link Catalog (http://links.qartuli.com/)
An extensive Georgian language portal page for those who want access to electronic
links in many languages, but principally Georgian.
Ministry of Culture of Georgia (http://www.mc.gov.ge)
The bilingual (English and Georgia) homepage of the Ministry of Culture deals
with all aspects of contemporary Georgian cultural life, from the arts, to film
to libraries and festivals.
Monuments of Ancient
Georgia (http://www.parliament.ge/CULTURE/ANCIENT/mon.html)
An English language homepage that lists the principal ancient and Mediaeval monuments
on Georgia and via an interactive map provides basic information about it along
with photographs and illustrations.
Picture Gallery
of Georgian Painters (http://www.parliament.ge/CULTURE/ART/PAINT/paint.html)
Mounted on the Georgian Parliament homepage, this is an English language selective
listing of modern Georgian artists accompanied by reproductions their paintings.
Questia - The Online Library of Books
and Journals (http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp)
From Questia Media America, Inc. for academics, students, librarians, publishers
and a wide variety of researchers, 'Questia is the first online library that
provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal
articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles.
You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in
the collection.' A search under country name yields a wide variety of bibliographic
citations. Full text is often available to subscribers.
Sarke Information Agency (http://www.sarke.com/)
Begun 1n 1992, the bilingual (English and Russian) Sarke Information Agency provides
news in general about Georgia and in particular, about its business activities
and economy. Daily and weekly reports are supplemented by legislative updates
and a searchable archive.
Tbilisi History Museum (http://thm.art.ge/thm.html)
The English language homepage of this important historical museum of the capital
city of Tbilisi offers a history of the museum along with information about its
exhibitions and programs.
Tbilisi State Opera
and Ballet Theater (http://www.parliament.ge/CULTURE/OPERA/opera.htm)
An English language homepage dedicated to the Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet
Theater that provides a history of that theater and its repertoire.
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