The Activist

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Posts Tagged ‘Russia’

A Statement From Georgian Progressives

By Guest Author • Aug 17th, 2008 • Category: Exogenous Views

The following is a statement from Dimitri Tskitishvili, the leader of the USYG, an organization affiliated with the YDS through IUSY, for further analysis of the conflict from YDS members [1], [2]
We, the Union of Socialist Youth of Georgia (USYG), consider it our obligation to inform international community about existing situation in Georgia. It is […]



Imperialism Rears Its Ugly Head in Georgia

By Bhaskar Sunkara • Aug 15th, 2008 • Category: International Issues

For those in the war torn Caucasus this has been a week of unfathomable turmoil. It has been a week filled with images of displaced peoples, and the instruments of modern warfare doing what they do best, dispensing death. This has been a week that can only serve to remind us of the […]



The Real Tragedy of South Ossetia

By Nate Nelson • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: International Issues

Contrary to what the mainstream media are telling us, the real tragedy of South Ossetia has nothing to do with Georgian territorial integrity or Russianhumanitarian efforts to preserve peace and stability in a volatile region.Rather, the real tragedy of South Ossetia is that a nation — the Republic ofSouth Ossetia — is being deprived of […]