Present Tskhinvali



21 august 2008. valery gergiev mariinsky theatre opera in tskhinvali.


currently, tskhinvali functions capital of south ossetia. before 2008 war had population of approximately 30,000. town remained impoverished in absence of permanent political settlement between 2 sides in past 2 decades.


the city contains several monuments of medieval georgian architecture, kavti church of st. george being oldest 1 dating 8th-10th centuries.


on august 21, 2008, world-known russian conductor , director of mariinsky theatre, of ossetian origin, valery gergiev conducted concert near ruined building of south ossetian parliament in memory of victims of war in south ossetia.








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