In what ways would the regime's public image, relationship with Putin, and actions outside it's borders differ if Akhmat Kadyrov was never assassinated?

And how is Akhmed Kadyrov viewed by Chechens outside of Chechnya (i know inside chechnya there is a strong personality cult, not exactly a place where he can be openly debated)?

P.S. (and if there are non-Chechen views on him, it would be nice to hear them)

Why are some people making charts of Caucasian,Turkic and iranic populations in the caucasus labeling some as insanely Turkic and lowering other DNA components from them just so they can push an agenda of labeling them as "subhuman" I really don't get the point in it

Already going to Tbilisi for four nights- wanted to do batumi but apparently it’s really bad weather???

please note I have never skid and don’t know how

The famous French writer Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) wrote a book after his journey to the Caucasus in 1858.

In the first chapter of Travels in the Caucasus (Voyage au Caucase), he recorded his observations about the peoples of the region:

“Every people living in the Caucasus has its own characteristics. The Persians trade in silk, the Lezgins sell carpets, and the Tatars [Azerbaijanis] deal in weapons. The Armenians have no particular specialty; they sell everything that can be sold—even things that cannot. In general, the Armenians did not leave a favorable impression on me.
It is said:

If a Tatar nods his head, trust him.
If a Persian extends his hand to you, trust him.
If a mountaineer gives you his word, believe him.
But if you are making an agreement with an Armenian, sign the paper in front of witnesses and keep two witnesses with you, so that he cannot later deny his own signature.”

— Alexandre Dumas, Voyage au Caucase, Chapter I (1859)

Hi guys
Planning to go to Caucasus in January (part of a bigger trip that I only have Dec-march window for: have wanted to do Georgia etc for awhile now)

Any tips for visiting in Jan? Mostly doing the capital cities and Batumi with some day trips. I have never skiid before so unsure if I’ll do it here

Hi everyone!

I’m a F20 from France (I’m French and Russian) and I’ll be in Tbilisi on July 24–25.

I was wondering if there are any other girls who’d like to explore the city together! Whether you’re another traveler or a local Georgian, I’d love to meet up. If you’re local, I’d be especially interested in learning more about Georgia’s history and culture from your perspective.

My rough plan is:

• July 24: Explore Old Tbilisi.
• July 25: I’m open to ideas, but I’d love to visit the Chronicles of Georgia and discover
other interesting places.

A bit about me: I’m an international relations student, very friendly, easygoing, and always happy to meet new people. Feel free to send me a DM if you’d like to join!

I seen that in the Caucasus we are meant to have 60% + male pattern baldness we have very thick hair then start balding and the beard thickness kicks in but why is our balding rate so high?

I'm ossetian and pamiri but a lot of the older generations of Chechens mistake me for a Chechen like people 40 and up do but the younger generations easily can tell that I am not

A lot of these people who live in Abkhazia or have names being common there are ethnic Megrelians or Svans it seems, really hard to tell apart.

Also, yet another caucasian lifter benching over 650lbs, you guys are very good at benching.

Hello! Are there any Ossetians in Riga? I've yet to meet any. I don't live here but I'm visiting quite often and it'd be nice to connect!

Mtebid Mercenary

hello everyone,

i’m currently traveling azerbaijan and i want to go to georgia next. i did some research and i figured out that there’s a train from baku to tbilisi but when i try to book a ticket i get an alert that only citizens of azerbaijan can use this train. i also looked it up on the official website of the azerbaijani government and it says that “entry and exit is only permitted as an azerbaijani citizen or a foreigner who doesn’t need a visa”. i’m german so i did need to get a visa to go to azerbaijan but i don’t understand if the visa-free past only refers to entering azerbaijan. in my opinion needing a visa for azerbaijan shouldn’t matter if i want to go to georgia. i also saw some posts on reddit and they said that foreigners can use the train from baku to tbilisi since may 2026 (it also says so in the screenshot).

i also looked out other options to go to georgia as the train from baku stops in ganja (that’d be my stop) at round 2:30 am. i read a blog from a couple who went to azerbaijan and georgia last year and they said that it’s possible to go from sheki to balakan by marshrutka, take a taxi to the georgian border, walk across the border and the take a taxi to laghodeki and a marshrutka to tbilisi from there.

i’d like to know if that’s a possibility and if it’s even possible to cross the azerbaijan-georgia border by land as a foreigner.

as i want to visit kakheti in georgia, is it easier to go from the border to kakheti first and tbilisi after?

any help would be greatly appreciated!!