Alexander Ankvab received the Director of the Caucasus State Folk Dance Ensemble Kandid Tarba and the Chairman of the Committee on Defense and National Security of the People's Assembly Fazlibey Avidzba who had just come back from the Chechen Republic.

'Apsny... Country of the Soul'

Artists from Abkhazia: Christina Eshba (soprano), Luka Gadeliya (organ)

Organ and Vocal Music

Shazina Gallery is participating in the International Art Fair ART MOSCOW for the first time, presenting the works of the three artists from Abkhazia – Adgur Dzidzaria, Constantine Inal-Ipa and Alexey Shervashidze-Chachba.

АҦСНЫ АШЬҬАБЖЬ ˜˜ The sounds of Abkhazia ˜˜ ((Apsny Ashtabzh))

Recorded by Vincent Moon around Abkhazia, September 2013

Produced by Bulat Khalylov, Elena Sahnova and Vincent Moon

SUKHUM -- On Sukhum’s Promenade of the Mukhadzhirs the bronze-sculpture of the girl Nika, one of Fazil Iskander’s characters, has been unveiled. She is set next to the statue of another hero of the famous writer’s works, the boy Chik.