Der russiche Fotograf Slesarev Oleg Victorovitch hat die georgische Stadt Gagra besucht, in der 1992 ein Massaker stattgefunden hat, von dem sich die Stadt bis heute nicht erholt hat:
"With grand buildings, subtropical climate and scenic location ... the resort city of Gagra was once known as the “Russian Riviera.” ... It is widely claimed that, shortly after the Soviet triumph, Lenin personally gave the order to convert this haven of the rich into a paradise for the proletariat. In the 70 years that followed, Gagra was to the USSR what Hawaii was to the United States, an exotic foreign kingdom located within its borders — all the sunshine you can handle and no need for a phrasebook. Yet, almost immediately after the collapse of communism, this former playground of Czarists and lucky Soviet citizens became the scene of open combat and ethnic cleansing. Significant sections of the city were abandoned after the conflict came to an end in 1993, and since then have crumbled into an eerie ruin ..."
Wired: War-Torn and Overgrown, Ghost Town Was Soviet Paradise (Text + viele Fotos)
