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The Caucases
10-27-2009, 03:44 PM
Ever since reading the book "Absurdistan" ive been interested in the countries bordering the Caspian Sea.....
with all the oil interests in the region thatll probably play host to the next wave of imperialist wars
anyone ever been?
by the caucases i mean azerbaijan, turmenistan, iran, etc.
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10-27-2009, 04:14 PM
Those countries epitomize being "off the beaten path". Do it man, that's some serious bragging rights to go to an -istan country.
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10-28-2009, 12:25 AM
The reading that I did that sparked my interest in the area was Anna Politskitscova's (horribly mispelled) work on the first and second Chechen wars. Chechnya is like the Somalia of the Caucuses. Also, some of the best wines in the world come from that region.
Also, I have heard incredible things about the Rep. of Georgia.
Also, non-coincidentally, the recent sight of a Russian invasion.