Many Georgian Cultural Sites Badly Damaged By Invasion

The Russian military push into disputed areas of Georgia did more than shake up the international scene – it left some significant cultural devastation behind. “Thus far the destruction includes severe bomb damage to the Museum of Prince Matchabelli… destruction by arson of the church of St. George in Sveri, a rare 19th-century wooden structure… and extensive bomb damage to the monastery complex of Nikozi Church — dating from the 11th century, it is perhaps the most important site of all.”