and discovering the startling sights of this multifaceted region
despite the relentless homophobia from politicians
in a world where all the old certainties have crumbled and it's far from clear what will eventually take their place
A revolutionary activist and writer
Honing in on this previously disregarded but crucial period and using recently declassified documents and original interviews with key participants
Excursions in the Caucasus by Carla Serena ukrainian cookbook and discovering the startling sights"A real gem: Carla Serena's Excursions in the Caucasus, 1875 1881 reveals both an ethnographic and artistic sensibility. Meeting with peasants, inn keepers, princesses and governors, she provides a fascinating detail on the vast spectrum of life among Georgians Armenians, Greeks and Tartars living in this small, relatively unexplored territory of the Russian Empire. The multiple illustrations, taken from her own photographs, are extraordinary. Peter