The Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia was a republic within the Caucasus region of the Soviet Union that existed from 1921 to 1931. Formed in the aftermath of the Red Army invasion of Georgia in February 1921, it was independent until December, when a treaty united it with the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1931 it was replaced with the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within Georgia. Abkhazia was a major tobacco producer in this era, growing over half of the Soviet Union's supply. It also produced tea, wine, and citrus fruits, and became one of the wealthiest regions in the country. Its sub-tropical climate made it a prime holiday destination; Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders had dachas in the region and spent considerable time there. An ethnically diverse region, Abkhazia was nominally led by the Abkhaz people, who made up less than 30 percent of the population. Other major groups included Georgians, Armenians, Greeks, and Russians.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1941:
Citizen Kane (scene pictured), a widely acclaimed film by actor and director Orson Welles, premiered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane
1991:
In Major League Baseball, Rickey Henderson broke the record for stolen bases on the same night that Nolan Ryan broke his own record for no-hitters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Ryan
2016:
The evacuation of nearly 88,000 people began when a wildfire swept through Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, and burned for another 14 months, becoming the costliest disaster in Canadian history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Fort_McMurray_wildfire
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
working stiff: (originally US, informal) An ordinary person who works in a non- management position, especially one who works for wages rather than a salary. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/working_stiff
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves. All we need is to imagine our ability to love developing until it embraces the totality of men and the earth. --Pierre Teilhard de Chardin https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin