The Museum is open 11:00 – 19:00
Cinema is closed now
The Museum is open 11:00 – 19:00
Cinema is closed now
An Incomplete Day in the History of Georgia 10.06.93
movie and meeting
The beginnings of Georgian democracy – archives tarnished by the passage of time and hidden contexts. Premiere of the latest film by master documentary filmmaker Salomé Jashi.
June 10, 1993, was the day the Georgian parliament debated moving away from the country’s currency at the time: the Russian ruble. Using archival footage severely ravaged by the passage of time, the director transports us to the uncertain times of the early post-Soviet democracy. With meticulous attention to detail, she examines her homeland’s attempt at a symbolic break with its colonial past under the Soviet Union—a break that seemed inevitable at the time. Today, as Georgia increasingly returns to Russia’s sphere of influence, that discussion takes on new contexts. As the title suggests, the picture we see is incomplete.
After all, 1993 was one of the most difficult periods in Georgia’s modern history. Beyond the snowy screen lie events that determined the country’s course for years to come: the defeat in the war with Abkhazia and the associated humanitarian catastrophe, the civil war, and the agreement to establish Russian military bases in the country. Could this entire process have ended differently?
After all, 1993 was one of the most difficult periods in Georgia’s modern history. Beyond the snowy screen lie events that determined the country’s course for years to come: the defeat in the war with Abkhazia and the associated humanitarian catastrophe, the civil war, and the agreement to establish Russian military bases in the country. Could this entire process have ended differently?
Konrad Wirkowski