Vladimir Zhirinovsky quotes

The Treaty of Georgievsk (Russian: Георгиевский трактат, Georgievskiy traktat; Georgian: გეორგიევსკის ტრაქტატი, georgievskis trak'tati) was a bilateral treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and the east Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti on July 24, 1783 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_o... ------------------------------------------------------------------ Zhirinovsky said that the policy on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, it is "Orders west." It means the U.S.? Two question: 1. Entered into an alliance with Russia was Georgia's own initiative? 2. Abkhazia joined the Russian Empire 200 years ago? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Precedent of Kosovo - Europe recognized the independence of the region. Treaty of Georgievsk, 1783 The Treaty of Georgievsk of 1783 between Catherine II the Great of Russia and Irakli II of Georgia provides invaluable evidence in establishing the ebenburtigkeit of the Bagration Dynasty of Georgia (especially the Mukhrani branch), a matter which is essential in determining the equality of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich's marriage to Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna (Mukhranskaia). The claims of the legitimist pretender to the Russian throne, Grand Duchess Mariia Vladimirovna (daughter of TIH Vladimir and Leonida), depend in part on the equality of birth of the Romanov and Bagration dynasties. That equality of birth is established in the treaty below. ©Russell E. Martin Translated from the Russian by Russell E. Martin Source: PSRZ, vol. 22 (1830), pp. 1013-1017. See source: http://www.westminster.edu/staff/mart...