Combine machines for mechanical tea harvesting in Soviet Georgia, early 70s: same as those for grain crops, combine harvesters are machines that combine separate operations (depending on the type of crop) into a single harvesting process. According to Novosti news agency’s 1975 yearbook, the combine harvester for tea would be an invention of «Soviet engineers». (photo: © 1975 Novosti news agency, Moscow – personal collection)
Pitsunda (Black Sea) in 1970s
Pitsunda in 1970s was one of the most famous seaside resorts on the Black Sea and summer destination for soviet tourists. Today the town it belongs to Republic of Abkhazia that is a partially recognised state controlled by a separatist government, although the majority of the world’s governments consider Abkhazia a part of Georgia’s territory. The dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in a geopolitical …
Soviet resort in Pitsunda, Black Sea
Pitsunda or Bichvinta (Georgian) is a resort town in Abkhazia, on the Black Sea. In the Soviet Era it was a popular holiday destination for Russians: this 1970s picture shows a soviet resort whose buildings stand directly on the beach. Today it is known as “Golden Fleece” Hotel. At that time Pitsunda was a Georgian town, today it belongs to Republic of Abkhazia. (photo: URSS …
Tbilisi, 1975
Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, in a 1975 picture. A young woman poses on the panoramic plaza in front of the Church of Assumption (end of XIII century), in the historic neighborhood of Metekhi located on the elevated cliff that overlooks the Kura river. Behind her you see the equestrian statue ok king Vakhtang I “Gorgasali” (wolf head), who is considered to have been the founder of the city in 5th century. On the …
