This article by Rachel Clogg of Conciliation Resources summarises the main developments which took place in Abkhazia in the first ten years after the break up of the Soviet Union.
Rachel Clogg of Conciliation Resources describes the situation in Abkhazia in 2001 in this article and she also identifies the main social, political and economic changes which took place there during the first ten years after the break up of the Soviet Union. Issues examined range from population movements, economic problems and the fragile political situation to identity, language and relations with Georgia, Russia and the UN.