Georgia

Glenn E. Curtis, ed. Georgia: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1994.

Acknowledgments
Preface

History
Early History
Christianity and the Georgian Empire

Occupation and Inclusion in the Russian Empire
Within the Russian Empire
Russian Influence in the Nineteenth Century

Social and Intellectual Developments
The Spirit of Revolution
World War I and Independence
Within the Soviet Union
The Interwar Years

World War II and the Late Stalin Period
Post-Stalin Politics
The First Shevardnadze Period
Patiashvili
After Communist Rule
Nationalism Rises
The Rise of Gamsakhurdia
The Struggle for Control
The Military Council
Threats of Fragmentation
South Ossetia

Abkhazia

Geography
Climate
Environment

Population
Population Characteristics

Ethnic Minorities

Language, Religion, and Culture
Language

Religion
The Arts
Literature

Architecture
Painting, Sculpture, and Metalworking

Music and Dance
Film and Theater

Education, Health, and Welfare
Education

Health
Social Security

The Economy
Conditions in the Soviet System
Obstacles to Development
The Underground Economy
Wages and Prices
Banking, the Budget, and the Currency
Industry
Energy
Agriculture
Land Redistribution
Crops
Transportation and Telecommunications
Economic Reform
Price Policy

Enterprise Privatization
Foreign Trade

Government and Politics
Establishing Democratic Institutions

The 1990 Election
The Gamsakhurdia Government
Gamsakhurdia's Ouster and Its Aftermath
New Parties and Shevardnadze's Return
The Election of 1992
Formation of the Shevardnadze Government
The Cabinet
Parliament
The Chief Executive
The Judicial System
The Constitution
Human Rights
The Media

Foreign Relations
The Soviet and Gamsakhurdia Periods
The Foreign Policy Establishment
Revived Contacts in 1992
Relations with Neighboring Countries
Armenia and Azerbaijan

Russia
Turkey

Bibliography

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