Episode 4: Spotlight on Georgia

Europeans at Heart

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🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

This episode about Georgia (or Sakartvelo) is the start of the series focusing on the countries of the Eastern Partnership. Today, Nadia Golotchoglou and Vahe Asatryan will discuss with Elene Kobaidze her country’s art scene by getting to know the Georgian music, films, architecture and landscapes. You can find her music and film recommendations below, to best embrace the wondrous landscapes and cultures of the Caucasus region.

Listen to this episode to learn more about Georgian culture!

Music

Dielo - Mukhambazi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2TzqVMiPT8&feature=youtu.be

Film

Levan Akins - ‘And Then We Danced’: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8963708/

Zaza Khalvashi - ‘Namme’: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7565614/

George Ovashvili - ‘Gagma napiri’: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1368439/

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Europeans at Heart, a podcast created and hosted by young European ambassadors in the European Union.
0:23.0	Your hosts today are Vahéhe and Nadia, YAs from the Czech Republic and France. We are here to
0:30.4	introduce and discuss the first country of the Eastern Partnership in our podcast program, namely Georgia.
0:36.9	We are excited to welcome our Georgian colleague and fellow YAA Elena,
0:41.1	who will tell us more about our country and the bustling arts scene.
0:44.8	But before we begin, let's review a few facts about Georgia.
0:49.1	The country is located in the Caucasus,
0:51.1	at the crossroads between Europe and Asia,
0:54.0	in between the Black and Caspian
0:55.7	Seas. Georgia borders Russia to the north, Turkey to the southwest, Azerbaijan to the southeast,
1:02.1	and Armenia to the south. Georgia is a member of the EU's Eastern Partnership, and its relations with
1:07.7	the 27-member bloc are governed by an association agreement, which has been
1:12.0	enforced since 2016. In case you want to dig deeper into the beautiful history, culture and politics
1:18.1	of Georgia, you can always write Sarkad Velo in the search bar. Otherwise, you might have a hard time
1:23.7	finding information that is not related to the state of Georgia in the US.
1:29.3	That's so true, Nadia.
1:32.2	And now, without further ado, let's welcome Elene.
1:33.3	Hi, Elene.
1:36.4	Hello, first of all, thank you very much.
1:38.5	I'm more than happy to be here.
1:39.6	I'm Elena Kobayze.
1:43.0	I'm 23 years old, young European ambassador from Georgia.
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