Georgia marks 100th anniversary of Soviet occupation

Flags are flying at half-staff at government buildings around the country today in memory of the victims of Soviet occupation.Photo: government of Georgia press office. 

Agenda.ge, 25 Feb 2021 - 11:45, Tbilisi,Georgia

One hundred years have passed since the day Georgia lost its three-year independence and was occupied by the Bolshevik Red Army.

The Georgian national flag is flying at half-staff at government buildings around the country today in remembrance of the thousands of ordinary citizens and soldiers who died in the battle against Soviet forces in 1921.

Georgian top officials visited the cemetery of the Georgian cadets in Kojori earlier today who died in the battle against the Red Army. 

Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has tweeted.