Georgian flags at half-mast marking 101th anniversary of Soviet occupation
The Georgian parliament first officially marked February 25 as the day of the Soviet occupation in 2010, to commemorate victims of the invasion and the loss of the three-year independence of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Georgia.
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Georgian national flags are flying at half-mast outside government offices across the country today, in remembrance of the soldiers and civilians who died during the Soviet invasion 101 years ago.
The national flags will be set to half-staff at Georgian diplomatic missions and consulates abroad throughout the day as well.
On this day in 1921, Georgia lost its independence and was occupied by the Red Army which took over Tbilisi, overthrew the government and subsequently annexed the country.
The Georgian parliament first officially marked February 25 as the day of the Soviet occupation in 2010, to commemorate victims of the invasion and the loss of the three-year independence of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Georgian officials on Wednesday paid tributes to the memory of the young military cadets who fell defending the country during the February 1921 Red Army invasion that put an end to the three-year First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development will release a post stamp featuring Maro Makashvili, a national hero of the country who died during the 1921 Red Army invasion of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
An online exhibition of photographs, biographical profiles, maps and multimedia material is detailing fragments from the crucial weeks of Georgia's First Democratic Republic, when the state struggled to defend itself against Red Army's invasion in February 1921.
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 Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday paid tribute to the memory of the young military cadets who fell defending the country during the February 1921 Red Army invasion that put an end to the three-year First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Georgian national flags are flying at half-mast outside the Government offices across the country today, in remembrance of the soldiers and civilians who died during the Soviet invasion 102 years ago.