Salome Asatiani is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Georgian Service.
Concerns are rising in Georgia that a scandal prompted by allegations the president ordered political killings could tarnish the country's image as a "beacon of democracy."
Once he was among the closest allies of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Now, Irakli Okruashvili has accused the president of ordering the murder of political opponents.
To mark the 40th anniversary of the "Summer of Love," RFE/RL looks at how rock and roll shook the Soviet Union.
As part of a series of articles, RFE/RL looks at how residents in Stalin's birthplace remember one of the most notorious dictators of the 20th century.
Although the international community tends to treat Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia like one region, the three countries have a lot of differences.
The country's football federation changes presidents twice in one week, prompting speculation of political interference.
Maskhadov speaking in Grozny in October 1999, at the start of Russia's second war (epa) May 11, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Ten years ago, the leaders of Chechnya and Russia, Aslan Maskhadov and Boris Yeltsin, signed a formal peace treaty in the Kremlin. It was hoped the treaty would end Moscow's war against Chechen separatists, which in fewer than 20 months left more than 80,000 people dead and brought near-complete destruction to the North Caucasus republic.
May 8, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- This year's Victory Day celebrations on May 9 in Russia and the former Soviet Union will have a particular poignancy.
