LAST DOUKHOBORS IN GEORGIA
Doukhobors (Spirit-wrestlers) community lives in the remote Georgian village of Gorelovka near Armenian border (2.050m a.s.l.) since 1841. Because of their anarchist and pacifist beliefs, the Doukhobors were banished from Russia by Tsar Nicholas I. They managed to keep their identity and traditions throughout the Soviet period. However, under political and economical pressure, many Doukhobors have now left Georgia and their heritage is disappearing with the last inhabitants.
Doukhobors (Spirit-wrestlers) community lives in the remote Georgian village of Gorelovka near Armenian border (2.050m a.s.l.) since 1841. Because of their anarchist and pacifist beliefs, the Doukhobors were banished from Russia by Tsar Nicholas I. They managed to keep their identity and traditions throughout the Soviet period. However, under political and economical pressure, many Doukhobors have now left Georgia and their heritage is disappearing with the last inhabitants.
