Georgia, the Rose Revolution
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Subject
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Label
Georgia, the Rose Revolution
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
650L, Lexile
Main title
Georgia
Oclc number
1035092615
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by Film Ideas in 2012
Runtime
51
Sub title
the Rose Revolution
Summary
October 2003, Georgia: in this post-soviet Republic weakened by civil war and the succession of several territories in the early 1990's, a democratic opposition movement protests the outcome of the election, claiming fraud. Under the leadership of the charismatic Mikhail Saakachvili, also known as Micha, the establishment is swept away in a mere few weeks. An inside glance at a successful revolution, one that remained non-violent and served as an inspiration for the events leading other former soviet republics, like Ukraine towards democracy. A context, however, that remains fragile, as can be seen in the death on February 3, 2005 of Prime Minister Zourab Zhvania, close collaborator of the new President
Technique
live action
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