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Exposing a Global Smishing Operation Across 19 Countries: Governments, Postal Services, and Telecoms Targeted
A coordinated smishing operation spanning 19 countries across Europe, the Americas, and the Caucasus has been exposed, originating from fraudulent SMS messages impersonating Romania's government payment portal Ghișeul.ro. Investigation revealed 1,628 malicious URLs linked by a single 128-character campaign identifier, targeting government portals, traffic police departments, postal services including DPD and SEUR, tax authorities, and telecommunications providers like T-Mobile and Vodafone. The infrastructure utilizes 32 backend IP addresses distributed across Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Cloudflare CDN, and ALEXHOST Moldova. Threat actors employ two distinct phishing templates: a Vue.js single-page application and a Bootstrap-based clone, executing a four-stage credential harvesting process that collects complete payment card details through fabricated traffic fines, toll payments, and delivery notifications.
Pulse ID: 6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-05-27 20:22:10Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
#Americas #CDN #Caucasus #Cloud #CredentialHarvesting #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Phishing #RAT #SMS #Smishing #Telecom #Telecommunication #bot #AlienVault
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Exposing a Global Smishing Operation Across 19 Countries: Governments, Postal Services, and Telecoms Targeted
A coordinated smishing operation spanning 19 countries across Europe, the Americas, and the Caucasus has been exposed, originating from fraudulent SMS messages impersonating Romania's government payment portal Ghișeul.ro. Investigation revealed 1,628 malicious URLs linked by a single 128-character campaign identifier, targeting government portals, traffic police departments, postal services including DPD and SEUR, tax authorities, and telecommunications providers like T-Mobile and Vodafone. The infrastructure utilizes 32 backend IP addresses distributed across Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Cloudflare CDN, and ALEXHOST Moldova. Threat actors employ two distinct phishing templates: a Vue.js single-page application and a Bootstrap-based clone, executing a four-stage credential harvesting process that collects complete payment card details through fabricated traffic fines, toll payments, and delivery notifications.
Pulse ID: 6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-05-27 20:22:10Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
#Americas #CDN #Caucasus #Cloud #CredentialHarvesting #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Phishing #RAT #SMS #Smishing #Telecom #Telecommunication #bot #AlienVault
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Exposing a Global Smishing Operation Across 19 Countries: Governments, Postal Services, and Telecoms Targeted
A coordinated smishing operation spanning 19 countries across Europe, the Americas, and the Caucasus has been exposed, originating from fraudulent SMS messages impersonating Romania's government payment portal Ghișeul.ro. Investigation revealed 1,628 malicious URLs linked by a single 128-character campaign identifier, targeting government portals, traffic police departments, postal services including DPD and SEUR, tax authorities, and telecommunications providers like T-Mobile and Vodafone. The infrastructure utilizes 32 backend IP addresses distributed across Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Cloudflare CDN, and ALEXHOST Moldova. Threat actors employ two distinct phishing templates: a Vue.js single-page application and a Bootstrap-based clone, executing a four-stage credential harvesting process that collects complete payment card details through fabricated traffic fines, toll payments, and delivery notifications.
Pulse ID: 6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-05-27 20:22:10Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
#Americas #CDN #Caucasus #Cloud #CredentialHarvesting #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Phishing #RAT #SMS #Smishing #Telecom #Telecommunication #bot #AlienVault
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Exposing a Global Smishing Operation Across 19 Countries: Governments, Postal Services, and Telecoms Targeted
A coordinated smishing operation spanning 19 countries across Europe, the Americas, and the Caucasus has been exposed, originating from fraudulent SMS messages impersonating Romania's government payment portal Ghișeul.ro. Investigation revealed 1,628 malicious URLs linked by a single 128-character campaign identifier, targeting government portals, traffic police departments, postal services including DPD and SEUR, tax authorities, and telecommunications providers like T-Mobile and Vodafone. The infrastructure utilizes 32 backend IP addresses distributed across Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Cloudflare CDN, and ALEXHOST Moldova. Threat actors employ two distinct phishing templates: a Vue.js single-page application and a Bootstrap-based clone, executing a four-stage credential harvesting process that collects complete payment card details through fabricated traffic fines, toll payments, and delivery notifications.
Pulse ID: 6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-05-27 20:22:10Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
#Americas #CDN #Caucasus #Cloud #CredentialHarvesting #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Phishing #RAT #SMS #Smishing #Telecom #Telecommunication #bot #AlienVault
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Exposing a Global Smishing Operation Across 19 Countries: Governments, Postal Services, and Telecoms Targeted
A coordinated smishing operation spanning 19 countries across Europe, the Americas, and the Caucasus has been exposed, originating from fraudulent SMS messages impersonating Romania's government payment portal Ghișeul.ro. Investigation revealed 1,628 malicious URLs linked by a single 128-character campaign identifier, targeting government portals, traffic police departments, postal services including DPD and SEUR, tax authorities, and telecommunications providers like T-Mobile and Vodafone. The infrastructure utilizes 32 backend IP addresses distributed across Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Cloudflare CDN, and ALEXHOST Moldova. Threat actors employ two distinct phishing templates: a Vue.js single-page application and a Bootstrap-based clone, executing a four-stage credential harvesting process that collects complete payment card details through fabricated traffic fines, toll payments, and delivery notifications.
Pulse ID: 6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a17527240dde65694eed30e
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-05-27 20:22:10Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
#Americas #CDN #Caucasus #Cloud #CredentialHarvesting #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #InfoSec #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Phishing #RAT #SMS #Smishing #Telecom #Telecommunication #bot #AlienVault
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Russia Threatens to Rip Up Natural Gas Deal With Armenia Over Its EU Ambitions
Russia has threatened to suspend or terminate a natural gas supply agreement with Armenia if authorities in Yerevan…
#Europe #EU #armenia #Caucasus #EuropeanUnion #gas
https://www.europesays.com/europe/54035/ -
Russia Threatens to Rip Up Natural Gas Deal With Armenia Over Its EU Ambitions
Russia has threatened to suspend or terminate a natural gas supply agreement with Armenia if authorities in Yerevan…
#Europe #EU #armenia #Caucasus #EuropeanUnion #gas
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Following an attack, the #Grushovaya oil terminal in #Novorossiysk is burning. Part of #Transneft, this facility is the largest oil storage site in the #Caucasus, with a total capacity of 1.2 million tons of petroleum products.
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APT Targets Azerbaijani Oil and Gas Industry
A sophisticated multi-wave intrusion campaign targeted an Azerbaijani oil and gas company from late December 2025 through late February 2026, attributed with moderate-to-high confidence to the Chinese APT group FamousSparrow. The operation exploited unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers via ProxyShell and ProxyNotShell vulnerabilities to establish initial access. Attackers deployed two distinct backdoor families - Deed RAT and Terndoor - across three separate waves, demonstrating operational persistence by repeatedly exploiting the same entry point despite remediation attempts. Technical analysis revealed an evolved DLL sideloading technique using a two-stage trigger mechanism that gates execution through legitimate application control flow, effectively evading automated sandbox analysis. The campaign extended FamousSparrow's known targeting to South Caucasus energy infrastructure, coinciding with Azerbaijan's increased strategic importance to European energy security following disruptions in Russian and Mi...
Pulse ID: 6a0d96aadcfeadab9eea10d0
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a0d96aadcfeadab9eea10d0
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-05-20 11:10:34Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
#Azerbaijan #BackDoor #Caucasus #Chinese #CyberSecurity #Europe #InfoSec #Microsoft #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Proxy #RAT #Russia #SideLoading #bot #AlienVault
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Influence Of Inherited Rifted Margin Architecture On Continental Collision Dynamics
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681 | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404299243_Influence_of_Inherited_Rifted_Margin_Architecture_on_Continental_Collision_Dynamics <-- shared paper
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#tectonics #geoscience #geology #mountainbuilding #orogeny #subduction #rifting #Alps #Pyrenees #Caucasus #mountains #numericalmodelling #structuralgeology #platetectonics #Europe #Asia #continents #rockmemory #continentalcollision #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #crust #mantle #reconstruction #sediment #erosion #rift #wilsoncycle #accretion #lithosphere -
Influence Of Inherited Rifted Margin Architecture On Continental Collision Dynamics
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681 | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404299243_Influence_of_Inherited_Rifted_Margin_Architecture_on_Continental_Collision_Dynamics <-- shared paper
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#tectonics #geoscience #geology #mountainbuilding #orogeny #subduction #rifting #Alps #Pyrenees #Caucasus #mountains #numericalmodelling #structuralgeology #platetectonics #Europe #Asia #continents #rockmemory #continentalcollision #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #crust #mantle #reconstruction #sediment #erosion #rift #wilsoncycle #accretion #lithosphere -
Influence Of Inherited Rifted Margin Architecture On Continental Collision Dynamics
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681 | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404299243_Influence_of_Inherited_Rifted_Margin_Architecture_on_Continental_Collision_Dynamics <-- shared paper
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#tectonics #geoscience #geology #mountainbuilding #orogeny #subduction #rifting #Alps #Pyrenees #Caucasus #mountains #numericalmodelling #structuralgeology #platetectonics #Europe #Asia #continents #rockmemory #continentalcollision #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #crust #mantle #reconstruction #sediment #erosion #rift #wilsoncycle #accretion #lithosphere -
Influence Of Inherited Rifted Margin Architecture On Continental Collision Dynamics
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681 | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404299243_Influence_of_Inherited_Rifted_Margin_Architecture_on_Continental_Collision_Dynamics <-- shared paper
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#tectonics #geoscience #geology #mountainbuilding #orogeny #subduction #rifting #Alps #Pyrenees #Caucasus #mountains #numericalmodelling #structuralgeology #platetectonics #Europe #Asia #continents #rockmemory #continentalcollision #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #crust #mantle #reconstruction #sediment #erosion #rift #wilsoncycle #accretion #lithosphere -
Influence Of Inherited Rifted Margin Architecture On Continental Collision Dynamics
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681 | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404299243_Influence_of_Inherited_Rifted_Margin_Architecture_on_Continental_Collision_Dynamics <-- shared paper
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#tectonics #geoscience #geology #mountainbuilding #orogeny #subduction #rifting #Alps #Pyrenees #Caucasus #mountains #numericalmodelling #structuralgeology #platetectonics #Europe #Asia #continents #rockmemory #continentalcollision #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #crust #mantle #reconstruction #sediment #erosion #rift #wilsoncycle #accretion #lithosphere -
The Iran War Is Driving a Realignment in the South Caucasus
The Iran war has reshuffled regional alliances across the Middle East, but it is also having consequential effects…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Armenia #Azerbaijan #breakingnews #Caucasus #Iran #Turkey
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Human vs Model: How Governments Use #AI for #Censorship and #Surveillance - https://files.rks.global/human_vs_model_en.pdf from march, but valuable info on #Caucasus, central asia and #russia
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Human vs Model: How Governments Use #AI for #Censorship and #Surveillance - https://files.rks.global/human_vs_model_en.pdf from march, but valuable info on #Caucasus, central asia and #russia
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Human vs Model: How Governments Use #AI for #Censorship and #Surveillance - https://files.rks.global/human_vs_model_en.pdf from march, but valuable info on #Caucasus, central asia and #russia
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Human vs Model: How Governments Use #AI for #Censorship and #Surveillance - https://files.rks.global/human_vs_model_en.pdf from march, but valuable info on #Caucasus, central asia and #russia
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A night I won't forget — in Mestia, capital of Svaneti, the Svans honor their ancestors by lighting fires near cemeteries and churches and keeping watch until morning. The medieval Svan towers stand witness, as they have for centuries. A living tradition in one of the oldest mountain cultures of the Caucasus, recognized by UNESCO as part of humanity's shared heritage.\n\n#Travel #Photography #Georgia #Caucasus #Svaneti #UNESCO #CulturalHeritage
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A night I won't forget — in Mestia, capital of Svaneti, the Svans honor their ancestors by lighting fires near cemeteries and churches and keeping watch until morning. The medieval Svan towers stand witness, as they have for centuries. A living tradition in one of the oldest mountain cultures of the Caucasus, recognized by UNESCO as part of humanity's shared heritage.\n\n#Travel #Photography #Georgia #Caucasus #Svaneti #UNESCO #CulturalHeritage
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France pushes Russia out of Armenia
WIADOMOŚCI KOMENTARZ ANALIZA Armenia has received its first French CAESAR artillery systems, and this is not only a…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #155mm #Africa #Akash #armenia #Arquus #ATAGS #Azerbaijan #Bastion #Caesar #caucasus #emmanuelmacron #GM200 #Kazakhstan #Mistral3 #Mongolia #NagornoKarabakh #Pinaka #Russia #Safran #SouthCaucasus #Ukraine #Uzbekistan
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When border crossing goes VERY wrong 💔 My Sarpi nightmare
Read more: https://flip.it/uc0g4z
#travel #europe #eurasia #eurasiatravel #turkiye #georgia #sarpi #caucasus #immigration #wanderlust
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Two European summits in Armenia show an intensifying contest for influence between major powers in the strategic Caucasus region, with the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine adding to the significance of the land. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/04/world/politics/armenia-europe-trump-putin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #armenia #europe #caucasus #us #donaldtrump #russia #vladimirputin #azerbaijan #eu #asia
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Christian Nuns in Tblisi, Georgia, 1933-1934
https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/2032714/christian-nuns-in-tblisi-georgia-1933-1934
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Christian Nuns in Tblisi, Georgia, 1933-1934
https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/2032714/christian-nuns-in-tblisi-georgia-1933-1934
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Christian Nuns in Tblisi, Georgia, 1933-1934
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Christian Nuns in Tblisi, Georgia, 1933-1934
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New blog: our #Russia overland leg from #Georgia to #Kazakhstan via Verkhny Lars, Vladikavkaz, Dagestan, Astrakhan, the Volga-Caspian corridor, and one suspicious pontoon bridge. Add GRU questions, scanned devices, jammed GPS, KPP-105, Bochkari Cola, and #SilkRoadAdventure Road history under the tires. Normal Tuesday, clearly.
https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2025/07/russia-overland-silk-road-astrakhan-kazakhstan.html
#travel #VagabondCouple #RussiaOverland #SilkRoad #Overlanding #RoadTrip #Astrakhan #Kazakhstan #Caucasus #Travelblogger #TravelVlog
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New blog: our #Russia overland leg from #Georgia to #Kazakhstan via Verkhny Lars, Vladikavkaz, Dagestan, Astrakhan, the Volga-Caspian corridor, and one suspicious pontoon bridge. Add GRU questions, scanned devices, jammed GPS, KPP-105, Bochkari Cola, and #SilkRoadAdventure Road history under the tires. Normal Tuesday, clearly.
https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2025/07/russia-overland-silk-road-astrakhan-kazakhstan.html
#travel #VagabondCouple #RussiaOverland #SilkRoad #Overlanding #RoadTrip #Astrakhan #Kazakhstan #Caucasus #Travelblogger #TravelVlog
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New blog: our #Russia overland leg from #Georgia to #Kazakhstan via Verkhny Lars, Vladikavkaz, Dagestan, Astrakhan, the Volga-Caspian corridor, and one suspicious pontoon bridge. Add GRU questions, scanned devices, jammed GPS, KPP-105, Bochkari Cola, and #SilkRoadAdventure Road history under the tires. Normal Tuesday, clearly.
https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2025/07/russia-overland-silk-road-astrakhan-kazakhstan.html
#travel #VagabondCouple #RussiaOverland #SilkRoad #Overlanding #RoadTrip #Astrakhan #Kazakhstan #Caucasus #Travelblogger #TravelVlog
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I stopped.
The Caucasus stood before me—silent, immense.
Green hills breathing below, snow peaks rising through the clouds.
It wasn’t just a view… it was something that holds you and won’t let go.
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Russia arrests German woman over bomb plot it says is linked to Ukraine
Russia said on Monday it had arrested a German woman found with a home-made bomb in her backpack…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Berlin #Caucasus #CentralAsian #FSB #German #is #Kyiv #Moscow #Russia #russian #Stavropol #Ukraine #Ukrainian #Western
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Rural landscape in Georgia (the country)
https://piefed.social/c/inhabitedbeauty/p/1996574/rural-landscape-in-georgia-the-country
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Exclusive | ‘Saying you’re a geopolitical actor doesn’t make it so’: Sven Biscop on Europe
Sven Biscop is a Belgian political scientist and strategist specialising in the foreign affairs and security of the…
#Politics #África #Ankara #Beijing #Brussels #caucasus #China #egypt #Europe #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanSecurityStrategy #geopolitics #GhentUniversity #Greenland #Gulf #Iran #jordan
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Open Questions | ‘Saying you’re a geopolitical actor doesn’t make it so’: Sven Biscop on Europe
Sven Biscop is a Belgian political scientist and strategist specialising in the foreign affairs and security of the…
#Europe #EU #Africa #Ankara #Beijing #Brussels #Caucasus #China #Egypt #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanSecurityStrategy #EuropeanUnion #GhentUniversity #Greenland #gulf #Iran #Jordan
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Georgia travel expectations vs reality 🇬🇪 Spoiler: it's not as cheap as they claim
Read more: https://flip.it/VcVw61
#travel #eurasia #europe #centralasia #caucasus #georgia #tbilisi #kutaisi #batumi #wanderlust
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Georgia travel expectations vs reality 🇬🇪 Spoiler: it's not as cheap as they claim
Read more: https://flip.it/VcVw61
#travel #eurasia #europe #centralasia #caucasus #georgia #tbilisi #kutaisi #batumi #wanderlust
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Georgia travel expectations vs reality 🇬🇪 Spoiler: it's not as cheap as they claim
Read more: https://flip.it/VcVw61
#travel #eurasia #europe #centralasia #caucasus #georgia #tbilisi #kutaisi #batumi #wanderlust
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Georgia travel expectations vs reality 🇬🇪 Spoiler: it's not as cheap as they claim
Read more: https://flip.it/VcVw61
#travel #eurasia #europe #centralasia #caucasus #georgia #tbilisi #kutaisi #batumi #wanderlust
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Georgia travel expectations vs reality 🇬🇪 Spoiler: it's not as cheap as they claim
Read more: https://flip.it/VcVw61
#travel #eurasia #europe #centralasia #caucasus #georgia #tbilisi #kutaisi #batumi #wanderlust
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"Many #libraries and #archives have begun digitizing their collections; whether that be manuscripts, periodicals, rare books, or private archives. Below you’ll find a list of #digitizedcollections, categorized by country, that contain material related to the study of #NorthAfrica, the #MiddleEast, the #Caucasus, and #SouthAsia."
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The disinformation campaign against the #Katyn massacre appears to be part of a wider Russian effort to rewrite history.
Circassian émigré organisations have published an open letter protesting against a film broadcast on state media which distorts the history of the conquest of the #Caucasus in the 19th century – as a reminder, the Russian military campaign lasted almost half a century and resulted in the extermination of 95% of the region’s indigenous population.
Most were massacred, whilst some fled to Turkey (“muhajir”). The contemporary Russian narrative first portrays the Circassian peoples themselves almost as savage subhumans to justify their conquest, and then speaks of “voluntary migration” and “geopolitical misfortune” when describing what was in fact #genocide and exile.
Added to this, of course, is Russia as the “bearer of civilisation” (Putin even enshrined this in the constitution in 2020).
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The disinformation campaign against the #Katyn massacre appears to be part of a wider Russian effort to rewrite history.
Circassian émigré organisations have published an open letter protesting against a film broadcast on state media which distorts the history of the conquest of the #Caucasus in the 19th century – as a reminder, the Russian military campaign lasted almost half a century and resulted in the extermination of 95% of the region’s indigenous population.
Most were massacred, whilst some fled to Turkey (“muhajir”). The contemporary Russian narrative first portrays the Circassian peoples themselves almost as savage subhumans to justify their conquest, and then speaks of “voluntary migration” and “geopolitical misfortune” when describing what was in fact #genocide and exile.
Added to this, of course, is Russia as the “bearer of civilisation” (Putin even enshrined this in the constitution in 2020).
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The disinformation campaign against the #Katyn massacre appears to be part of a wider Russian effort to rewrite history.
Circassian émigré organisations have published an open letter protesting against a film broadcast on state media which distorts the history of the conquest of the #Caucasus in the 19th century – as a reminder, the Russian military campaign lasted almost half a century and resulted in the extermination of 95% of the region’s indigenous population.
Most were massacred, whilst some fled to Turkey (“muhajir”). The contemporary Russian narrative first portrays the Circassian peoples themselves almost as savage subhumans to justify their conquest, and then speaks of “voluntary migration” and “geopolitical misfortune” when describing what was in fact #genocide and exile.
Added to this, of course, is Russia as the “bearer of civilisation” (Putin even enshrined this in the constitution in 2020).
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The disinformation campaign against the #Katyn massacre appears to be part of a wider Russian effort to rewrite history.
Circassian émigré organisations have published an open letter protesting against a film broadcast on state media which distorts the history of the conquest of the #Caucasus in the 19th century – as a reminder, the Russian military campaign lasted almost half a century and resulted in the extermination of 95% of the region’s indigenous population.
Most were massacred, whilst some fled to Turkey (“muhajir”). The contemporary Russian narrative first portrays the Circassian peoples themselves almost as savage subhumans to justify their conquest, and then speaks of “voluntary migration” and “geopolitical misfortune” when describing what was in fact #genocide and exile.
Added to this, of course, is Russia as the “bearer of civilisation” (Putin even enshrined this in the constitution in 2020).
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The disinformation campaign against the #Katyn massacre appears to be part of a wider Russian effort to rewrite history.
Circassian émigré organisations have published an open letter protesting against a film broadcast on state media which distorts the history of the conquest of the #Caucasus in the 19th century – as a reminder, the Russian military campaign lasted almost half a century and resulted in the extermination of 95% of the region’s indigenous population.
Most were massacred, whilst some fled to Turkey (“muhajir”). The contemporary Russian narrative first portrays the Circassian peoples themselves almost as savage subhumans to justify their conquest, and then speaks of “voluntary migration” and “geopolitical misfortune” when describing what was in fact #genocide and exile.
Added to this, of course, is Russia as the “bearer of civilisation” (Putin even enshrined this in the constitution in 2020).
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Sanatorium Tbilisi, Georgia. Inside the central courtyard lies an oasis, encircled by Soviet concrete. Palm trees surround a central fountain, flanked by columns.
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/sanatorium-tbilisi-tskaltubo-georgia/
#UrbanExploration #Abandoned #Decay #Caucasus #History #AbandonedPlaces #Photography
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#CatchOfTheDay
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:"Transkaukasia: Andeutungen über das Familien- und Gemeindeleben und die socialen Verhältnisse einiger Völker zwischen dem Schwarzen und Kaspischen Meere" by August Haxthausen
[Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1856]
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#CatchOfTheDay
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:"Transkaukasia: Andeutungen über das Familien- und Gemeindeleben und die socialen Verhältnisse einiger Völker zwischen dem Schwarzen und Kaspischen Meere" by August Haxthausen
[Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1856]