TAG 141 / 142 – Josef Stalin, die Hitze und der Paganismus im Kaukasus.
31 Jul 2015
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TAG 141 / 142 – Josef Stalin, die Hitze und der Paganismus im Kaukasus.

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Tsromi Church dates from the early Middle Ages and was built in 626 - 634 by the Eristavi of Kartli Stefanoz II. A Christian church was in Tsromi even in the fourth century and on the ruins of the old church, Stefanoz II built the current domed church. At the turn of the XI and XII, and XVI and XVII centuries, the temple was damaged several times. On September 24, 1731, during the invasion of the Avars, the wall of the church was destroyed. On May 8, 1940, an earthquake damaged the most significant part of the monument, the dome, its wall, western and southern arches collapsed, and the western wall leaned. In 1949, restoration began. In 1959, the western wall was straightened, and in 1975 a temporary wooden dome was placed on the church. The church has three entrances - west, north and south, and is covered with tiles and stone. On the southwest side is a two-story space; the ground floor was reserved for women, and the top floor was intended for the nobility. The Altar of the church was lined with mosaics, most of which have been destroyed. The remains of the mosaic fragments were transferred to the Georgia Museum of Art. By order of the President in 2006, the church was given the status of a "Monument of National Importance."
Tsromi Church dates from the early Middle Ages and was built in 626 – 634 by the Eristavi of Kartli Stefanoz II. A Christian church was in Tsromi even in the fourth century and on the ruins of the old church, Stefanoz II built the current domed church. At the turn of the XI and XII, and XVI and XVII centuries, the temple was damaged several times. On September 24, 1731, during the invasion of the Avars, the wall of the church was destroyed. On May 8, 1940, an earthquake damaged the most significant part of the monument, the dome, its wall, western and southern arches collapsed, and the western wall leaned. In 1949, restoration began. In 1959, the western wall was straightened, and in 1975 a temporary wooden dome was placed on the church. The church has three entrances – west, north and south, and is covered with tiles and stone. On the southwest side is a two-story space; the ground floor was reserved for women, and the top floor was intended for the nobility. The Altar of the church was lined with mosaics, most of which have been destroyed. The remains of the mosaic fragments were transferred to the Georgia Museum of Art. By order of the President in 2006, the church was given the status of a „Monument of National Importance.“
Das Verlassen des Kura Tales (Mtkvari) über die Stadt Khashuri in Richtung der Stadt Gori war, obwohl der relativ kurzen Entfernung, eine lange Angelegenheit. Erstens weil ich das hervorragende Guesthouse in Khashuri spät verlies, nah einem langen Frühstück mir Sonja und Herbert (aus Governing.com), die beiden Österreicher von denen ich bereits vor ein paar Tagen berichtete. Genau, wir trafen uns durch Zufall wieder hier vor Ort.

Dei zweite Begegnung war mit Flavia und Alberto aus Mailand. Auch die überhohlten mich vor 3 Tagen auf dem Weg zum Goderdzi Pass. Sie fahren allerdings mit einem Allrad Wohnmobil. Sie luden mich zum Mittagessen ein und wir unterhielten uns lange, ausgiebig und tauschten viele Reiseerfahrungen aus. Es war eine sehr nette Begegnung.

Die herrschende Hitze, die Sonnenbegünstigten Hänge, die ausgeklügelte Bewässerung aus den Anhöhen und dem Kura Fluss unterstützen die Georgische These, dies sei das Land mit der ältesten Weinherstellung Kultur auf Erden. Die strategische Lage des Kura FLusses wie schon in vorigen Beiträgen erwähnt wird heute, im Anblick der vielen Burgen entlang der Route, nochmal deutlich.

STALIN STATUE - And behind it, his Mausoleum, Museum and the Avenue aside. Gori and its environs house several notable cultural and historical landmarks. Although for many foreigners Gori is principally known as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin.
STALIN STATUE – And behind it, his Mausoleum, Museum and the Avenue aside. Gori and its environs house several notable cultural and historical landmarks. Although for many foreigners Gori is principally known as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin.
Gori, die Geburtsstadt Stalins besuchte ich nur kurz.

Am Abend schoss ich einige Bilder entlang der Stalin Avenue, am Stalins Mausoleum und Stalins Museum. Sollte dieser (vermutlich einmalige) Stalinkult dem Tourismus und der Wirtschaft der Stadt helfen, so finde ich es vertretbar. Sollte jedoch die Huldigung einer solche Persönlichkeit tatsachlich auf ein Wahres Gefühl beruhen, so empfinde ich es als bodenlose Rücksichtslosigkeit gegenüber den Nachfahren von hunderten deportierten, gefolterten und umgebrachte Menschen seitens dieses Despoten und eines System was dahinter stand. Daher möchte ich zur Verherrlichung dieser Persönlichkeit, auch aus der Sicht eines kleinen Mannes (ich), grossen Abstand nehmen.

Was ich an dem Abend noch in Gori erlebte postete ich auf der B$H Seite in Facebook. Hier den O-Ton:

tonight, I was having dinner, alone as usual, at a restaurant in the city of Gori. The city of the birth of Joseph Stalin. Unbelievable, Gori would be the only place in the world, where there is a Stalin Avenue, a Stalin Mausoleum, etc. It’s like to find Adolf Hitler’s square somewhere else. Probably a shame for millions of deported, tortured, an killed people in history. Honouring the devil, and a political system behind, who is/was worst than a cancer in humankind is in my humble opinion a shame, but anyway, this is not the matter of my story of tonight. As i was telling you, I had dinner, get my main course and after it, some Georgian younger men invite me to sit on their table. I’d agreed. After a small talk and the typically introductions the gave me a kind of homemade brandy to drink. After that they ask me to drink another and another one, with insistence. I become aware that they tried to blast me. In this case I’m proud to be Argentinian, not because we are good drinkers, but because we are smart. Damned smart. I could not refuse to touch glasses but I never swallow and tried to find some talks to interrupt the Cheers. When I suggest to drink an touch glasses in honour of the comrade Stalin, some of them took their glasses and elevate them, others began to talk loudly about matters I could not understand. Just caught few words like Stalin, Russia, Germania and Hitler. The tenor of the speech began to turn coarse and after few seconds, everybody got up and others come to pacify the situation. I took the las watermelon piece from the table, made me invisible and left the restaurant, relaxed and amused. Being happy to have more experience than when I was a spark. I would never say that getting older would be nice, but sometimes helps.

Der Morgen des Tages 142 weckte mich, im Kalifornia Hostel, bereits durch eine erdrückende Hitz. Der weitere Verlauf des Tages, in dem ich zur Felsenstadt von Uplistsikhe fuhr, bestätigte die Wettervorhersage. Erdrückende Temperaturen und ein Gegenwind von 30 Kmh. Dieser Zustand zwang mich zur Umkehr. Von Uplitssikhe ging es dann wieder nach Gori zurück. Die Asphaltdecke wurde weich unter den Rädern aber der Wind half diesmal mit. Von Gori aus, startete ich 6 Std später, mit der Bahn nach Tiflis, wo ich Nachts um 10 ankam.

Uplistsikhe Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, located just 10 km east of Gori, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Uplistsikhe
Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, located just 10 km east of Gori, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Über Uplistsikhe:

Bereits in der Bronzezeit siedelten Menschen auf dem Plateau. Die Festungsstadt wurde im 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr. gegründet, entwickelte sich zu einem Handelszentrum an der Seidenstraße mit rund 5.000 Einwohnern. Im 1. Jahrhundert wurde sie erstmals urkundlich erwähnt. Versuche, Uplisziche zu erobern, schlugen immer wieder fehl. Erst im 13. Jahrhundert gelang es dem Mongolenherrscher Ögedei Khan die Stadt einzunehmen und zu zerstören.

Uplisziche verfügte über mächtige Festungsanlagen. Auf dem höchsten Punkt erhebt sich die Fürstenkirche aus dem 10. Jahrhundert, deren Inneres mit Fresken bemalt ist. Das größte Gebäude der Anlage ist Tamaris Darbasi, eine große Felsenhalle mit zwei gewaltigen Säulen.

Die Wohnhäuser sind aus dem weichen Fels geschlagen, hatten Säulen und gewölbte Dächer. Es gab ein Amphitheater, eine Apotheke, eine Bäckerei, Lagerhäuser, ein Gefängnis und einen Markt. Archäologen entdeckten heidnische Andachtsstellen, an denen Tiere geopfert wurden.

Uplisziche besaß eine Kanalisation aus Abflussrinnen und Wasserkanälen. Ein in die Felswand gegrabener Tunnel, der ursprünglich der Wasserversorgung der Einwohner diente, ist heute der Zugang zum Plateau.

Das Kulturdenkmal wurde von Georgien 1993 für die Liste des UNESCO-Welterbes angemeldet. Seit 2004 wird Uplisziche mit Mitteln eines Kulturerbe-Projekts der Weltbank und der georgischen Regierung restauriert.

Tsromi Church dates from the early Middle Ages and was built in 626 - 634 by the Eristavi of Kartli Stefanoz II. A Christian church was in Tsromi even in the fourth century and on the ruins of the old church, Stefanoz II built the current domed church. At the turn of the XI and XII, and XVI and XVII centuries, the temple was damaged several times. On September 24, 1731, during the invasion of the Avars, the wall of the church was destroyed. On May 8, 1940, an earthquake damaged the most significant part of the monument, the dome, its wall, western and southern arches collapsed, and the western wall leaned. In 1949, restoration began. In 1959, the western wall was straightened, and in 1975 a temporary wooden dome was placed on the church. The church has three entrances - west, north and south, and is covered with tiles and stone. On the southwest side is a two-story space; the ground floor was reserved for women, and the top floor was intended for the nobility. The Altar of the church was lined with mosaics, most of which have been destroyed. The remains of the mosaic fragments were transferred to the Georgia Museum of Art. By order of the President in 2006, the church was given the status of a "Monument of National Importance."
Tsromi Church dates from the early Middle Ages and was built in 626 – 634 by the Eristavi of Kartli Stefanoz II. A Christian church was in Tsromi even in the fourth century and on the ruins of the old church, Stefanoz II built the current domed church. At the turn of the XI and XII, and XVI and XVII centuries, the temple was damaged several times. On September 24, 1731, during the invasion of the Avars, the wall of the church was destroyed. On May 8, 1940, an earthquake damaged the most significant part of the monument, the dome, its wall, western and southern arches collapsed, and the western wall leaned. In 1949, restoration began. In 1959, the western wall was straightened, and in 1975 a temporary wooden dome was placed on the church. The church has three entrances – west, north and south, and is covered with tiles and stone. On the southwest side is a two-story space; the ground floor was reserved for women, and the top floor was intended for the nobility. The Altar of the church was lined with mosaics, most of which have been destroyed. The remains of the mosaic fragments were transferred to the Georgia Museum of Art. By order of the President in 2006, the church was given the status of a „Monument of National Importance.“
The Samtsevrisi Church of St. George was built in the first half of the VII century,related to the type of Georgian domed church built with smooth masonry of same size stones; the church design represents the "Free Cross."
The Samtsevrisi Church of St. George was built in the first half of the VII century,related to the type of Georgian domed church built with smooth masonry of same size stones; the church design represents the „Free Cross.“
The Samtsevrisi Church of St. George was built in the first half of the VII century,related to the type of Georgian domed church built with smooth masonry of same size stones; the church design represents the "Free Cross."
The Samtsevrisi Church of St. George was built in the first half of the VII century,related to the type of Georgian domed church built with smooth masonry of same size stones; the church design represents the „Free Cross.“
Gardateni Village is located 6 kilometers from the town of Gori. Here you will find several important historic monuments, including: Vere fortress, the Church of Saint George, Vere Church of the Virgin Mary, the Green (Transfiguration) cathedral, TSEDISI FORTRESS (this Picture), and other architectural monuments.
Gardateni Village is located 6 kilometers from the town of Gori. Here you will find several important historic monuments, including: Vere fortress, the Church of Saint George, Vere Church of the Virgin Mary, the Green (Transfiguration) cathedral, TSEDISI FORTRESS (this Picture), and other architectural monuments.
The village is located 6 kilometers from the town of Gori. Here you will find several important historic monuments, including: Vere fortress, the Church of Saint George, Vere Church of the Virgin Mary, the Green (Transfiguration) cathedral, TSEDISI Fortress, and other architectural monuments.
The village is located 6 kilometers from the town of Gori. Here you will find several important historic monuments, including: Vere fortress, the Church of Saint George, Vere Church of the Virgin Mary, the Green (Transfiguration) cathedral, TSEDISI Fortress, and other architectural monuments.
Privat household natural gas pipeline (Soviet Style)
Privat household natural gas pipeline (Soviet Style)
Georgian Railways
Georgian Railways
Gori Fortress. The historic fortress stands on a rocky hill in the center of Gori. The ruins on the northern slope and the archaeological findings indicate that there was a fortress here as far back as the I century BC. In historic manuscripts the fortress is first mentioned in the XIII century as “Gori Prison.”
Gori Fortress. The historic fortress stands on a rocky hill in the center of Gori. The ruins on the northern slope and the archaeological findings indicate that there was a fortress here as far back as the I century BC. In historic manuscripts the fortress is first mentioned in the XIII century as “Gori Prison.”
Gori's Town Hall. Gori and its environs house several notable cultural and historical landmarks. Although for many foreigners Gori is principally known as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin.
Gori’s Town Hall. Gori and its environs house several notable cultural and historical landmarks. Although for many foreigners Gori is principally known as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin.
Gori, and Stalin everywhere.
Gori, and Stalin everywhere.
Leaving Gori on the road to Upsaklhize
Leaving Gori on the road to Upsaklhize
Steppe surrounding Gori city along the Mtkeva Valey
Steppe surrounding Gori city along the Mtkeva Valey
Some soviet heritage still in use. ( I don't mean my German bicycle)
Some soviet heritage still in use. ( I don’t mean my German bicycle)
Walking in the sun
Walking in the sun

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Uplistsikhe Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, located just 10 km east of Gori, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Uplistsikhe
Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, located just 10 km east of Gori, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Uplistsikhe Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, located just 10 km east of Gori, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Uplistsikhe
Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, located just 10 km east of Gori, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Uplistsikhe Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, You can see on this picture the original decorated (in stone) hand made ceiling of a room.
Uplistsikhe
Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, You can see on this picture the original decorated (in stone) hand made ceiling of a room.
Uplistsikhe the man's face is just a natural monument due to erosion.
Uplistsikhe
the man’s face is just a natural monument due to erosion.
Uplistikhe - decorated columns in one of the rooms.
Uplistikhe –
decorated columns in one of the rooms.
the Mtkvari River at Uplistikhe
the Mtkvari River at Uplistikhe
Uplistsikhe Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Uplistsikhe
Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Uplistsikhe Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, located just 10 km east of Gori, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
Uplistsikhe
Uplistikhe is a rock-hewn city, located just 10 km east of Gori, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. One of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region, Uplistikhe is first mentioned within the pages of history in the VII century. Uplistiskhe and its surrounding archeological and architectural monuments belong to a distinct group, the oldest of which dates back to the early Bronze Age, and are considered to be relics of the Kura-Araxes culture.
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