The 35 oral histories in this English-language anthology touch on events including: Urkun; World War I; sedentarization; collectivization; World War II; the post-war reconstruction period; Stalin s death; the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras; independence; and privatization. The interviewees talk about language, religion, the roles of men and women in society, their school days, their war experiences, migration issues, deported nationalities, agriculture, food, and entertainment. The first edition was published with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the American University of...

Twelve authors. Twelve tales of love and travel. In Paris, Ginna meets a charming French writer but can't shake the feeling that something's not right with him. In Georgia, Roland journeys into the Caucasus Mountains in search of a mysterious woman living in a ruined tower. In New York, Cindy and Rob brace themselves for what they might find in his dead mother's safe-deposit box.