“History of Georgia” by Pierre Razoux
(B2) If you want to understand the current events and the future of the turbulent Caucasian republic, you have to read this book. This piece of land has always been disputed by neighboring empires, Turkish or Iranian in particular, and has fought to preserve, if not its independence, at least its autonomy. And Georgia has always had a love-hate relationship with Russia, and has turned to the West (the United Kingdom, Germany or France in particular) to counter the shadow of the "big brother » Russian. Often in vain....
However, to say that history repeats itself today as yesterday is wrong. And it is the whole point of this book to be able to paint a portrait, all in subtleties and nuances, of a country which remains endearing despite its divisions and its extravagances. Pierre Razoux is a "conflict specialist" who has written in particular on the Middle East. He has worked in the French and British Ministry of Defense and is a researcher at the NATO College in Rome.
• History of Georgia, Pierre Razoux (Perrin editions, Paris, April 2009, 408 pages, 21,50 Euros)
