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Lenin in Yerevan

Many of you know the all-too-famous statue of Lenin that used to adorn Republic Square (previously Lenin Square) in Yerevan. It stood ad locutio in the southwestern corner of the square from 1940 to 1991, when it was ceremoniously removed from its pedestal and deposited, along with its era, in the History Museum of Armenia. Legend has…

August 31, 2014 in 20th century, art, Caucasus Studies, history, Post-Soviet Studies, Soviet Armenia.

While my writing schedule shamefully gathers dust…

…here are two articles from the New York Times archives on architecture in Georgia. In one, written in 2013, the author asks whether Tbilisi’s new skyline (along with the modern marvels cropping up in Kutaisi and beyond) are “slapdash commercialism ruining the culture’s authentic history or a step toward a more progressive society.” In his…

August 22, 2014 in 20th century, 21st Century, art, culture, Georgia, Post-Soviet Studies.

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