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Eurasia

September 25, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

Krasnaya Sloboda

These photographs depict life in Krasnaya Sloboda, a prosperous and highly unusual town in the mountains of northeastern Azerbaijan. Krasnaya Sloboda is home to the "mountain Jews," a community of some 5,000 that traces its roots in this region for centuries and that some have linked to the lost tribes that left Israel after the destruction of the first temple.
September 25, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

Tbilisi and Beyond

Mountains, rivers,the ancient streets of Tbilisi tell part of Georgia's story -- and so do street demonstrations, embattled public officials, and a giant statue of Joseph Stalin that still stands in Gori, his hometown.