[lg policy] Why are the Abkhaz leaving Abkhazia?

[r.amirejibi-mullen at QMUL.AC.UK]

The Kremlin has started digesting occupied Abkhaz territory  
militarily, economically and demographically. Many Abkhaz have begun  
realising that they are now second class citizens in their own  
country. There are no classes in the Abkhaz language in schools, all  
studies being conducted in Russian after Year 3. The Abkhaz who have  
fled openly state that very many Abkhaz are now saying that they were  
mistaken in fighting Georgians, because only in Georgia can they  
preserve their national identity completely.

After gaining its so-called independence Abkhazia has woken up. It has  
become obvious to the Abkhaz that Moscow did not remove Abkhazia from  
Georgia so that the Abkhaz themselves could rule it. Russia wants this  
piece of cake for itself. The Abkhaz people are being used as a  
smokescreen to disguise Russia's need for this territory for military  
and tourist reasons.

Read more here:
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/2014_december_30_2009/2014_edit.html
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