2019-04 Georgia

The borders of Iran and Georgia are only 100 miles away, yet their people and religion are strikingly different: Instead of dark-haired hijab-wearing Western-Asian-looking Persians, there are now blonde-haired Georgians who resemble Eastern European facial features. Instead of Shia Muslim mosques in Iran, there are Orthodox Christian cathedrals in Georgia. Georgia is also where Joseph Stalin was born.

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自由紀念碑 Freedom Monument, with a statue of Saint George riding a horse slaying a dragon, to commemorate the independence of Georgia.
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是安妮大教堂 Sioni Cathedral, a Georgian Orthodox cathedral.
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是安妮大教堂 Sioni Cathedral, a Georgian Orthodox cathedral.
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是安妮大教堂 Sioni Cathedral, a Georgian Orthodox cathedral.
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聖三一大教堂 Holy Trinity Cathedral, the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox church. It is the 6th-tallest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the world, with most of the other ones in Russia.
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東正教與天主教 The Schism in 1054 was the break of communion between what are now the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches. Catholics believe that the Pope has supreme authority over the entire church, whereas Orthodox believers believe that all bishops have the same authority that only differs in honor due to different bishoprics. The icons in an Orthodox church is quite different from the ones in a Catholic church.
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東正教與天主教 The Schism in 1054 was the break of communion between what are now the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches. Catholics believe that the Pope has supreme authority over the entire church, whereas Orthodox believers believe that all bishops have the same authority that only differs in honor due to different bishoprics. The icons in an Orthodox church is quite different from the ones in a Catholic church.
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國教紙幣 Georgia was one of the first states to adopt Christianity. By recognizing Christianity as its state religion, Georgia established an eternal connection with Europe’s culture.
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和平橋 The Bridge of Peace, a contemporary pedestrian bridge connecting Old Tbilisi with the new district.
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輕裝上路 Taking the 10-hour overnight train from Azerbaijan to Georgia. Traveling light means all my belongings fit into a single backpack – No luggage. Nada.
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斯大林博物館 Stalin Museum. Birthday presents gifted by various countries including Georgia, Poland, Ukraine, Italy, China, and Uzbekistan.

Born in the city of Gori in Georgia (then Russian Empire), Joseph Stalin was widely considered as one of 20th century’s most significant figures. Stalin was the Communist Party leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. He formalized the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, and created his own policies known as Stalinism. While being considered a victorious wartime leader in Russia and Georgia, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for ethnic cleansing, executions, and famines that caused the deaths of millions.
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斯大林博物館 Stalin Museum. Birthday presents gifted by various countries including Georgia, Poland, Ukraine, Italy, China, and Uzbekistan.

Born in the city of Gori in Georgia (then Russian Empire), Joseph Stalin was widely considered as one of 20th century’s most significant figures. Stalin was the Communist Party leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. He formalized the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, and created his own policies known as Stalinism. While being considered a victorious wartime leader in Russia and Georgia, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for ethnic cleansing, executions, and famines that caused the deaths of millions.
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斯大林列寧馬克思 Joseph Stalin, with statue of Vladimir Lenin and photo of Karl Marx in the background.

Born in the city of Gori in Georgia (then Russian Empire), Joseph Stalin was widely considered as one of 20th century’s most significant figures. Stalin was the Communist Party leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. He formalized the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, and created his own policies known as Stalinism. While being considered a victorious wartime leader in Russia and Georgia, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for ethnic cleansing, executions, and famines that caused the deaths of millions.
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斯大林毛澤東 Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong. Both adapted Marxism-Leninism to their own models and created their own interpretations and practical applications of the socialist ideology: USSR / Stalin’s “Five-Year Plan” vs. PRC / Mao’s “Great Leap Forward”. Both Stalin and Mao considered themselves as the global leader of the Communist movement.

Born in the city of Gori in Georgia (then Russian Empire), Joseph Stalin was widely considered as one of 20th century’s most significant figures. Stalin was the Communist Party leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. He formalized the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, and created his own policies known as Stalinism. While being considered a victorious wartime leader in Russia and Georgia, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for ethnic cleansing, executions, and famines that caused the deaths of millions.
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不同語言的斯大林選集 Stalin’s works translated into different languages.

Born in the city of Gori in Georgia (then Russian Empire), Joseph Stalin was widely considered as one of 20th century’s most significant figures. Stalin was the Communist Party leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. He formalized the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, and created his own policies known as Stalinism. While being considered a victorious wartime leader in Russia and Georgia, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for ethnic cleansing, executions, and famines that caused the deaths of millions.
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不同語言的斯大林選集 Stalin’s works translated into different languages.

Born in the city of Gori in Georgia (then Russian Empire), Joseph Stalin was widely considered as one of 20th century’s most significant figures. Stalin was the Communist Party leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. He formalized the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, and created his own policies known as Stalinism. While being considered a victorious wartime leader in Russia and Georgia, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for ethnic cleansing, executions, and famines that caused the deaths of millions.
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克里米亞會議中的三大 The “Big 3” – Winston Churchill (UK), Franklin Roosevelt (US), and Joseph Stalin (USSR) – in the closing days of WWII in 1945 to discuss Germany and Europe’s postwar reorganization.

Born in the city of Gori in Georgia (then Russian Empire), Joseph Stalin was widely considered as one of 20th century’s most significant figures. Stalin was the Communist Party leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. He formalized the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, and created his own policies known as Stalinism. While being considered a victorious wartime leader in Russia and Georgia, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for ethnic cleansing, executions, and famines that caused the deaths of millions.
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斯大林列寧 Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin.

Born in the city of Gori in Georgia (then Russian Empire), Joseph Stalin was widely considered as one of 20th century’s most significant figures. Stalin was the Communist Party leader of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. He formalized the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, and created his own policies known as Stalinism. While being considered a victorious wartime leader in Russia and Georgia, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for ethnic cleansing, executions, and famines that caused the deaths of millions.
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列寧 Vladimir Lenin and his CCCP (USSR in Russian).
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愛國戰爭博物館 Great Patriotic War Museum, dedicated to the USSR fighting against Nazi Germany in 1941-1945 during WWII.
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石鎮 Uplistsikhe, an archaeological site featuring the ruins of a rock-cut town from the Iron Age in 1000 BC.
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石鎮 Uplistsikhe, an archaeological site featuring the ruins of a rock-cut town from the Iron Age in 1000 BC.
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石鎮 Uplistsikhe, an archaeological site featuring the ruins of a rock-cut town from the Iron Age in 1000 BC.
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民族志博物館 Open Air Museum of Ethnography, featuring folk architecture and craftwork from various regions of Georgia.
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格魯吉亞民族服裝 Georgian national apparel.
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哥利堡壘 Gori Fortress.
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第比利斯古城 Old Tbilisi.
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麵包車 One can easily get around Tbilisi by taking local buses and metro. But if you want to go outside the city, you can take the “marshrutka”: Marshrutka is basically minivan, usually in the form of an 8-seat Honda Odyssey or an 18-seat Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Marshrutkas do not have a set schedule – You get on one and it departs when it is full.
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步行遊 Like most big cities in the world, Tbilisi offers daily, tip-based “free walking tour” run by locals. No reservation needed, just show up. Tour lasts for 3 hours and is a crash course of the country’s history.
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聖尼諾 The figure on the left is Saint Nino, a woman who preached Christianity in Georgia and led to the Christianization of the country. One of the unverified stories is that when Saint Nino began preaching Christianity, she had her Bible but forgot to bring a cross. So she used her own hair to make one – That is why the cross appears to be drippy; also all the figures in this cathedral look like Nicholas Cage.
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格魯吉亞女鋁像 A 20-meter aluminum figure of a woman in Georgian national dress, the statue symbolizes the Georgian national character: A bowl of wine to greet those who come as friends, and a sword for those who come as enemies.
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格魯吉亞國旗 Georgia national flag.
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