This vintage photograph conveys the atmosphere of everyday life in the Caucasus at the turn of the XIX and XX centuries. The image shows an Asian tailor at work, visited...
Caucasians. Armenian binge
This postcard conveys the atmosphere of Caucasian hospitality, warmth, and unity. It depicts an Armenian family feast unfolding in the cozy inner courtyard of a traditional home. People of all...
Lezginka dance
The name Lezginka comes from the Lezgins, a Caucasian people, although the dance itself is widespread among many peoples of the Caucasus — Chechens, Ingush, Avars, Kabardians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, Georgians,...
Caucasians. Offender is punished with whips
The postcard depicts a scene of traditional corporal punishment once practiced in the Caucasus. At the center of the image is a man being struck on the soles of his...
Caucasus. Carpets sorting
Sorting of carpets. Such markets were important centers of craft and economic life. Carpets woven in the mountainous and steppe regions of the Caucasus were highly valued far beyond its...
Bakuriani. Tskhra Tskharo view
The Tskhra Tskaro Pass is located in the western part of the Trialeti Range at an elevation of 2,462 meters above sea level. The Tskhra-Tskaro Pass became famous for hosting...