Georgia's President Saakashvili, on the eve of war
Zygmunt Dzieciolowski, for the Pulitzer Center
Tbilisi, Georgia
For the Russians he is a scary figure. A cunning eastern despot whose main purpose is to humiliate and to outsmart them. They have disliked Mikheil Saakashvili, young president of Georgia, since he grabbed power following the famous Rose Revolution in November 2003.