only a handful of entities: Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are largely recognized by the world community as part of Georgia. Population...

territories, regardless of what their status is in Russian law. The term is applied to Georgia (in Abkhazia and South Ossetia), Moldova (in Transnistria)...

(literally, "the saint of men").[citation needed] Uastyrdzhi is invoked in the national anthems of both North Ossetia–Alania and South Ossetia.[citation needed]...

much of the subsequent decade, the country endured economic crises, political instability, and secessionist wars in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Following...

in honor of Alardy and in South Ossetia - more than 7. One of the serious curses of the Ossetians: "Алардыйы фыдæх ссар" (may the wrath of Alardy overtake...

half is part of the de facto country of South Ossetia (recognized by the United Nations as Russian-occupied territory that is de jure part of Georgia). Ossetian-speakers...

celebration of Uacilla in some areas had its own local characteristics. In South Ossetia the holiday was widely celebrated in the village of Edisa. The...

Korean folklore which later become true dragons. King Munmu, a king who wished to become a dragon before his death to protect Korea from the Sea of Japan...

after Saint George, he is the patron of males and travellers, and the guarantor of oaths. Main patron of North Ossetia–Alania. Uacilla (Ossetian: Уацилла...

territory of South Ossetia. In September 2011, Coyle appeared as William Winthrop, in Madonna's feature-directorial debut W.E. about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...

of East Asia]. 1965. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Zhongguo Minsu Dili [Folklore Geography of China], 1999; Zhongguo Dili [Geography of China]...

occupied parts of the Republic of Georgia and the breakaway enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia were established under the control of Russian-backed...

composer and pianist. Zhanna Pliyeva was born in Tskhinvali, Southern Ossetia. She studied music at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory, Leningrad...

Narrative Research on the Example of the Tale of the Three Oranges (AT 408)". In: Folklore (Electronic Journal of Folklore), XXVII, p. 35. Angelopoulos, Anna...

the elaborate folklore and personality cult around the Kim family. For example, the song, "We Will Go To Mount Paektu" sings in praise of Kim Jong Un and...

organisation is the "All-Russian Movement of the Scythians". There are various Watsdin organisations in North Ossetia–Alania affiliated with Scythian Assianism...

population is July 2009 CIA estimate. Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both of which can be considered part of Eastern Europe or West Asia unilaterally declared...

(596 mi)  Georgia 723 km (449 mi), including:  Abkhazia 255 km (158 mi)  South Ossetia 70 km (43 mi)  Poland 432 km (268 mi)  Latvia 292 km (181 mi)  Estonia...

shares borders with the two partially recognised breakaway states of South Ossetia and Abkhazia that it occupies in Georgia. Most notably the Budyonnovsk...

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decree directly from Moscow, but in previous 1936 borders. For example, South Ossetia kept the Prigorodny District, instead the republic was "compensated"...

of the Left Bank of the Dniester (see Proposed Russian annexation of Transnistria) Georgia Abkhazia South Ossetia (see Proposed Russian annexation of...

Ramallah Martyrs Memorial Ramallah, like most Palestinian areas, has a rich folklore of song and dance. Songs accompanied people in every occasion, whether it...

village of Simsir [ru]. However, according to folklore, the King Gayur-khan was chosen as the leader of all Chechens by the Mehk-Khel (National Council)...

Palestine Festival of Literature Bet Lahem Live Festival Culture of South Ossetia Double Ninth Festival Ghost Festival The Harvest Festival in Taiwan Lantern...

RS - Popis 2002". Stat.si. Retrieved 27 July 2022. "Ethnic composition of Ossetia 2015". Pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 27 July 2022. "Попис становништва...

(Afghanistan) EUNAVFOR Atalanta, since 2008 (Gulf of Aden) EUMM Georgia, since 2008 (Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia) EULEX Kosovo, since 2008 (Kosovo)...

There is no agreed national anthem of England but it is usually defaulted in the absence of agreement to be "God Save the King." In 2016 some MPs felt...

Encyclopedia. p. 719. Bestaeva, Alina. "Тутыр в осетинской мифологии — Tutyr in Ossetian mythology". south-ossetia.info. Retrieved 2023-01-29. v t e...

crossroads of several major European cultures. Three of the continent's major languages, German, French and Italian, are national languages of Switzerland...