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Azerbaijan’s Segregated Salons

Beauty parlors are part of Azerbaijan’s popular culture. They dot villages and towns, ranging from simple, single rooms to flashy, larger salons, and provide servic...

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30 March, 2018

Finding Happiness in a Khrushchevka

Originally expected to last for only about 25 years, Khrushchevkas primarily sprang up in Tbilisi during the late 1950s and 1960s in what were then the city’s more...

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28 March, 2018

Abkhazia: Self-Expression in a Bus Stop

At first glance, a bus stop might seem the most mundane of spaces. But in Abkhazia, a surreal series of shelters shows that a bus stop is more than just a place to wait f...

Spaces

27 March, 2018

Men with Binoculars

Zauri Nadirashvili, 78 and Sergo Nadirashvili, 55, live in the Sighnaghi, a popular tourism destination perched on a hill overlooking  the Caucasus mountain range in...

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25 March, 2018

Last Stop: Nikozi

By the time the train crawls into the village station, Constantine Ergemlidze is tired and sleepy - his six-hour journey is a very draining daily commute. Since the 1950s...

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21 March, 2018

Living on the Edge: Homeless in Yerevan

It is a cold winter day, yet the sun shines over Yerevan. As he lays down his wares for the week, Valery Gevorgyan hopes people will wander into the city’s central...

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20 March, 2018

Georgia’s 20-Somethings: Pursuing Privacy

In Georgia’s communal, interdependent culture, the concept of the family is sacred. Unless a child is moving out to create a family, there is no need for them to le...

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18 March, 2018

Lovestan: No Space for Love in Baku

Public displays of affection are a no-go in Azerbaijan. In this largely Muslim yet secular country, tradition dictates social norms and young couples are frowned upon if...

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17 March, 2018