Georgia ussr map. It obtained its independence on april 9 1991 when the ussr disbanded. In 1936 georgia became a constituent union republic and continued as such until the collapse of the soviet union. Prior to that it was called the georgian soviet socialist republic.
Georgia declared their independence on may 26 1918 after the russian revolution of 1917. Technically located in asia but having a european feel the country of georgia is a republic that was formerly part of the soviet union. From march 12 1922 to december 5 1936 it was part of the transcaucasian sfsr together with the armenian ssr and the azerbaijan ssrduring this period the province was led by lavrentiy beria the first secretary of the georgian central committee of the communist party of georgia.
The russo georgian war was a war between georgia russia and the russian backed self proclaimed republics of south ossetia and abkhazia. Skrtvl is a country in the caucasus region of eurasialocated at the crossroads of western asia and eastern europe it is bounded to the west by the black sea to the north by russia to the south by turkey and armenia and to the southeast by azerbaijanthe capital and largest city is tbilisi. In 1936 the tsfsr was dissolved and georgia became.
Due to the political changes eventually the russian bases were liquidated by 2007 with the exception of the breakaway territories of abkhazia and south ossetia. One of the most independence minded republics georgia declared sovereignty on november 19 1989 and independence on april 9 1991. During the soviet period the georgian economy was modernized and diversified.
Graham said that russias invasion of georgian land in 2008 was an act of aggression not only to georgia but to all new democracies in response the russian foreign ministry said that the resolution was no more than pr move and claimed that it encouraged revanchist sentiments on the part of georgia. The war took place in august 2008 following a period of worsening relations between russia and georgia both formerly constituent republics of the soviet unionthe fighting took place in the strategically important transcaucasia region. Tripadvisor has 275149 reviews of georgia hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best georgia resource.
Unfortunately this independence didnt last long and the country was attacked and defeated by the russian red army in 1921.