Joseph Stalin, Ethnographic Museum, Georgia

Dec 14, 2014

Stalin Museum, Gori, Georgia © Onnik James Krikorian 2014

Despite having visited Georgia since 1999 I never did the tourist thing until my Mum visited from England in 2012. The next time was in September this year when two old friends from the UK came. Unfortunately, Jon and June didn’t have enough time to travel to Svaneti and Tusheti so they were limited to Tbilisi and nearby, but nonetheless enjoyed themselves.

Controversial as it might be, the Stalin Museum in Gori is actually quite interesting and doesn’t skirt around the dictator’s horrific legacy. The Ethnographical Museum in Tbilisi is also worth a visit and the on site restaurant has some of the best food the city offers.

June and Jon, Boat cruise, Tbilisi, Georgia © Onnik James Krikorian 2014

Gori, Georgia © Onnik James Krikorian 2014

Stalin Museum, Gori, Georgia © Onnik James Krikorian 2014

Ethnographic Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia © Onnik James Krikorian 2014

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