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A Short History of Tbilisi for Visitors
The history of Tbilisi, told through what still stands: the sulphur springs, Narikala, the 1795 sack that erased…
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Georgian Polyphonic Singing, and Where to Hear It
Georgian polyphonic singing uses three independent voices and intervals a piano cannot play. Why it sounds strange, and…
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Niko Pirosmani: Georgia’s Painter, and Where to See Him
Who Niko Pirosmani really was, why the million roses story is mostly myth, and exactly where to see…
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Soviet Tbilisi: What Is Left, and Where to Find It
A field guide to Soviet Tbilisi — which monuments, mosaics, metro stations and reused factories still stand, which…
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The Georgian Supra and the Tamada, Explained
Invited to a Georgian supra? Here is what the tamada actually does, the toast order, when to drink…
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The Georgian Alphabet: What Those Letters Actually Are
Those looping letters on Tbilisi shopfronts are Mkhedruli, one of three Georgian scripts. Learn the dozen letters that…
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