Tsakhur wedding. The bride is covered and weeping all through the ceremony. A mirror is carried to protect her from the evil eye. Mishlesh, 1997.
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Tsakhur wedding. The bride is covered and weeping all through the ceremony. A mirror is carried to protect her from the evil eye. Mishlesh, 1997.
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Republic of Dagestan, October 2000.
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Chechen rebels take Grozny back from the Russian Army, 1996.
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Mikhail Mirzayev is an Azerbaijani who was born in Armenia, conscripted to fight for the Soviets, captured by the Germans, surrendered on the Western front, married a German woman and started a new life in the US. That makes him one of the most interesting people alive. These are the top answers from his reddit AMA.
I’m 84 years old and pray that you don’t see even half of what my eyes have. Ergneti, Georgia © Onnik Krikorian 2012
Ministry of Highways and Transportation, 1979, Tbilisi, Georgia
The building is still there, right when you get out of Tbilisi.