The article series "Svaneti Series" (distributed via Twitter @doinggeography) provides insights and analyses of the histoircal region of Svaneti in Georgia social life from a geographical viewpoint. This means that all articles examine the social space and the practices taking place within it. This includes both the built space and the non-built space and all communications about places and spaces. The series of articles addresses English speaking tourists who visit Svaneti and are interested in more information about the culture, ecology and economic conditions in the region. The article series is distributed via Twitter, see @doinggeography.
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Svaneti Series | Temraz Nizharadze – The last director of the collective farm of Ushguli (Georgia)
Temraz Nizahradze was head of the Ushguli collective farm for the last two years before the collapse of the Soviet system. Agriculture and cattle breeding has always secured the livelihoods of the people in Svaneti, which is characterised by two long mountain rivers. While Upper Svaneti (Zemo Svaneti) lies along the course of the Enguri […]
Svaneti Series | Towers, mountains, sickles and hammers – different perspectives on the question of what is part of the cultural heritage of a community.
The article series „Svaneti Series“ (distributed via Twitter @doinggeography) provides insights and analyses of the histoircal region of Svaneti in Georgia social life from a geographical viewpoint. This means that all articles examine the social space and the practices taking place within it. This includes both the built space and the non-built space and all […]
Svaneti Series | Traditional customs & habits – The Svan house and the role of the man
The article series „Svaneti Series“ (distributed via Twitter @doinggeography) provides insights and analyses of the histoircal region of Svaneti in Georgia social life from a geographical viewpoint. This means that all articles examine the social space and the practices taking place within it. This includes both the built space and the non-built space and all […]
Svaneti Series | The struggle of the villages against the water power and the threatening destruction of the familiar life
The article series „Svaneti Series“ (distributed via Twitter @doinggeography) provides insights and analyses of the histoircal region of Svaneti in Georgia social life from a geographical viewpoint. This means that all articles examine the social space and the practices taking place within it. This includes both the built space and the non-built space and all […]
Svaneti Series | The snow catastrophe of winter 1986/87
The article series „Svaneti Series“ (distributed via Twitter @doinggeography) provides insights and analyses of the histoircal region of Svaneti in Georgia social life from a geographical viewpoint. This means that all articles examine the social space and the practices taking place within it. This includes both the built space and the non-built space and all […]
Svaneti Series | The Mountain Villages of Upper Svaneti in Georgia | An Overview
The article series „Svaneti Series“ (distributed via Twitter @doinggeography) provides insights and analyses of the histoircal region of Svaneti in Georgia social life from a geographical viewpoint. This means that all articles examine the social space and the practices taking place within it. This includes both the built space and the non-built space and all […]
