The Military Council of Georgia was the ruling military junta of the Government of Georgia which was established on January 2, 1992, during the coup d'état in Republic of Georgia. It was an unconstitu
South Ossetia, formally known as the State of Alania since 2017, or originally the Republic of South Ossetia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat
South Ossetia before the war
Tskhinvali in August 2008
The Dzuarikau–Tskhinvali pipeline, delivering natural gas from Russia to South Ossetia, went online in 2009.
A 20 Zarin coin commemorating Russia's recognition of South Ossetian independence