Abkhazia: Russian or Georgian? I ARTE.tv Documentary

The self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, separating from Georgia in the early 1990s, is a tiny state on the Black Sea recognised by only a handful of states.


Abkhazia: Russian or Georgian? I ARTE.tv Documentary
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[მანუელკარდენაშვილი]

Russian language, Russian money, Russian people, Russian soldiers, Russian pensions. What a vibrantly independent identity! But they love free Georgian healthcare and universities… such a sad situation!

[voyageinthecoreofthenight]

"we don't depend on anybody" lol... yea what about Russia?

[karfomachet]

today Abkhazia is ethnically mixed with the native Abkhaz & Armenians forming the majority with smaller Russian and Georgian groups . there used to be German & Estonian communities and a large Greek one to all so a few Jews . But that is mostly all gone now.

[lestatdelioncourt]

Abkhazia has always been a part of Georgia. Just look at any historical map. These people are delusional and believe the Russian propaganda. That's why only several countries like 'Nauru' recognize it as an independent nation. (These nations just get paid for recognizing 'countries' like Abkhazia)

[kevinzhao]

Apsua is Apsua itself. Russia is a strategic ally to keep Abkhaz state in existence, but Russian Empire had committed unforgivable genocide against Abkhaz & Circassian people.

[georgerukhadze]

Life lesson: If Russian tells you something just reverse it to find out truth. Russians say Georgians made genocide for Abkhazians? there's countless pictures of shot Georgian non combatants in Abkhazia. But you will not find any mass shootings of Abkhazians. those who didn't leave were also shot. note that forcible removal of people from region by their ethnicity (300k Georgians left Abkhazia) is also genocide. Russians call Georgians fascists? Georgian Person (even if they have Russian passport) cannot enter Abkhazia (If their family name ends with "shvili", "dze", "iani"). Who discriminates people by their ethnicity? Fascists. Now that the whole world found out who Russia truly is, its only matter of time before Georgians will be able to return to their homes.

[papunajilavdari]

1989 census
Georgian population in Abkhazia: 239, 872
Abkhaz population in Abkhazia: 93, 267
War in 1992-1993
2011 census
Georgian population: 46, 347
Abkhaz population: 122, 069
Any questions?

[voyageinthecoreofthenight]

funny how Russia is the only european country that managed to keep its colonial empire, just by naming it USSR and then Russian "federation" instead of russian colonial empire... but it's always like this with Russia they are 100 years late compared to western europe... si yea time has come for them to learn the lessons of WWII and the decolonisation...100 years late.

[mishkalobjanidze-fo]

how dare you to question that? 60 k georgians died defending and 400k were left without homes. that was a genocide of Georgian people

[Ukit]

The UN General Assembly at the 77th session for the 16th time adopted a resolution recognizing the right of all Georgian refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return to Abkhazia and Samachablo. The official title of the resolution is “The situation of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia”.

The document was co-sponsored this year by 63 countries (last year - 61). This year, the document was supported by 100 countries - this is the largest support for Georgia since 2008, when the resolution was first submitted to the General Assembly. Azerbaijan and Türkiye also supported the resolution.
Armenia did not take part in the voting this year either. For the 16th time, there is no support for Armenia in the UN for Georgian refugees! For many years, Yerevan has been “against” the return of Georgian refugees for many years. And, in fact, even today it maintains this position, continuing to support separatism, but does not vote in sync with the Russian Federation solely as part of the “change of ally” from Russia to the countries of the West.
A total of 59 states abstained from voting for the resolution. Laos and Vietnam, who voted last year against the return of Georgian refugees, did not take part in the voting this year.

Recall that in 2022, 95 countries supported the resolution, 12 were against, 56 abstained. Armenia did not vote. In previous years, the dynamics of voting was as follows:

• In 2020, 84 countries supported the resolution, 13 were against, 78 abstained, Armenia did not vote;
• In 2019, 79 countries supported the resolution, 15 opposed, and 57 abstained. Armenia - did not vote;
• In 2018, 81 countries supported the resolution, 16 opposed, and 62 abstained. Armenia voted against the return of Georgian refugees, despite the fact that the current Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had come to power in Yerevan by that time;
• In 2017, 80 countries supported the resolution, 14 opposed, 61 abstained Armenia voted against;
• In 2016, 76 countries voted in favor of the resolution on the return of Georgian refugees, 15 voted against, 64 abstained, Armenia voted against;
• In 2015, 75 countries were in favor of the resolution, 16 were against, 78 abstained. Armenia voted against;
• In 2014, 69 countries voted in favor of the resolution on the return of Georgian refugees, 13 countries voted against and 79 countries abstained. Armenia voted against;
• In 2013, 62 countries voted in favor of the resolution on the return of Georgian refugees. 16 countries were against, 84 states abstained. Armenia voted against.
• In 2012, 60 countries voted for the return of Georgian refugees. There were 15 states against and 82 abstentions. Armenia voted against.
• In 2011, 57 countries supported the resolution, 13 countries opposed and 74 abstained. Armenia voted against.
• In 2010, the resolution was supported by 50 countries, opposed by 17 countries; 86 States abstained. Armenia voted against.
• In 2009, 48 countries voted in favor of the resolution, 19 voted against; abstained - 78; Armenia voted against.
• In 2008, only 14 countries supported the resolution on the return of Georgian refugees (that year only to Abkhazia, since the vote was taken before the August 2008 conflict), 11 states voted against and 105 abstained. Armenia voted against.

[GABROGAMES]

Abkhazia is Georgia, more than 50 percent of population had to leave and only Russian loyal separatists and Russian troops were left

[mariamivanidze]

Abkhazia and Samachablo are Georgian territories occupied by Russia!

[lcy]

The world: Abkhazia belongs to Russia or Georgia?
Abkhazia: NO

[janedoe]

It was russia who started this war and start genocide of georgian people and then russia "ended" the war, it's a same what's happening now in ukraine
And what do you mean by "georgian can take advantage", it' same if you say the ukraine can take advantage and return crimea or dinbass region, abkhazia and samachablo (aka "south osetia") is georgia, and this people aren't abkhazians they called themselves that, they're aphsuas, stalin settled them there and after THEY took advantage and start separatists movement behind georgians back with help and provocation from russia so please check your facts before you make videos on sensetive topics like this

[dutch]

Very unusual report about situation, and what about Georgians 10:36 who had to leave the region? 🙄🙄🙄

[Akim-rxjy]

It’s basically a Georgian region controlled by Russia

[bruh]

Incredibly disingenuous video, completely emitting that those 200 K refugees were Georgian. And that 50K Georgians who live in Abkhazia live in terror, and under de facto Abkhazian law, they are not considered to be under the protection of civil and human law. They completely ignore that Abkhazian side violated a ceasefire on 3 separate occasions, most notably at Sokhumi, when Abkhazians attacked civilians. Or how about when only 15% of Abkhazian army was made up of Abkhaz. The rest were Russia or North Caucasian mercenaries.

This video tries to portray Abkhazia as a victim who is caught between Georgia and Russia, but the reality is that Abkhazia ethnically cleansed 200 000 Georgian people from their historic homeland, massacred tens of thousands of innocents with the help of Russia, became a Russia vassal and continues its attempt to ethnically erase the remaining 50 000 Georgians.

This video is awful, and I feel ashamed for whoever wrote this. because it has a very clear anti-Georgian bias and purpose scews facts to protect their agenda.

[antheusnla]

Abkhazia belong to Georgia like Crimea belongs to Ukraine, Russia is a landgrabber that just wants to show its power that they can take everything they want.

[teo_iber]

And why is it that so-called "independent people" have russian passports and speak russian. Abkhazians go to Georgia for medical treatment, why? Whatever russia touches with his bloody hand everything is rotting. That's what happened to these people (and not only them).

[_Sakartvelo_]

0:31 in you dreams. Which independent country is governed by another state, which independent country has another country's currency?
Russia even controls your breathing.
4:06 this and many destroyed buildings are proof of the Russian occupation.

Abkhazia is Georgia!!