Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Treaty of Gurgievsk

One wonderfully bizarre surprise along last weekend's drive to Mt. Kazbegi was coming along this enormous mural near the top of a mountain pass on the Georgian Military Highway, which connects Tbilisi with Russia.

According to my trusty internet sources, the Soviet mural was erected in 1983 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the 1783 Treaty of Gurgievsk, which established Georgia as a protectorate of Russia.

Given how that relationship turned out, I'm kind of surprised the thing is still standing.

But I am so glad it is. It's an incredible piece of artwork, in a setting so beautiful it almost seems fake.

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2 comments:

  1. Trevor North HarrisSeptember 28, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    The mountains look stunning and you don't look so bad yourself.

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  2. KarenOctober 13, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    It is an incredible piece of art, but if photo #2 is supposed to be showing young Georgia in Mother Russia's loving arms, I could see how it might rankle...

    P.S. You and the mountains do look great, BTW.

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