Art4ru

Now open Igor Markin's collection of Contemporary Russian Art with one of the most usable collection websites I ever saw. Clean, no Flash, no usability mess, good reproductions and a cool blog by Markin himself. Something for Saatchi to look at... ;-)

The Art Newspaper on Igor Markin

His Collection at Art4ru

Igor Markin's blog

and one of my favourites of his collection, Mikhail Chernyshev, here

Georgian Dinner Ninigori

Dinner, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Unknown at Kabali

kabali, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Trekking Caucasus Georgia Summer 2007

We have some free places left on our unique Trekking tours into the Greater Caucasus in Georgia this summer:

Adventure Tusheti: 14.07. - 27.07. (1-2 free places)
Tbilisi-Alvani- Omalo- Dartlo- Cesho-Parsma-Girevi-Tsovata-Shenako-Diklo-Tbilisi
EUR 1380,00
Full description in German here
http://kaukasus-reisen.de/tuschetien-abenteuer.htm
Contact me for details in English language at info@kaukasus-reisen.de


Mountainworld Khevsureti: 29.07. - 10.08. (1-2 free places)
Tbilisi-Stepantsminda (Kazbegi)-Juta-Arkhoty-Roshka-Shatili-Mutso-Ardoti-Barissakho-Tbilisi
EUR 1340,00
Full description in German here
http://kaukasus-reisen.de/bergwelt-chewsuretien.htm
Contact me for details in English language at info@kaukasus-reisen.de


Cattle drive Tusheti: 24.09. - 08.10. (1-3 free places)
Tbilisi-Alvani-Omalo-Dartlo-Parsma-Girevi, this route back to Alvani on cattle drive
EUR 1580,00
Full description in German here
http://kaukasus-reisen.de/viehtrieb-tuschetien2007.htm
Contact me for details in English language at info@kaukasus-reisen.de

A Christening

31.05.2007 Saskia Annelore at Mamajvari-Church, Tbilisi

How to reanimate a Tushetian race horse or not

Alex describes witnessing the traditional horse race at Zezvaoba-Dalaoba here:
http://transcaucasian.blogspot.com/2007/05/zezwaoba-dalaoba.html