August 15, 2008 at 11:41 am
· Filed under Languages and the world
Ossetians
Ossetians are Indo European Orthodox Chistians who live in the Caucasus mountain region. Ossetians speak Ossetic of course which is an Indo-European language from the Iranian branch. Ossetic is related languages are the other Iranic languages like Kurdish and Pashto. Kurds are of course in Iraq and Turkey. This whole region which some people argue [...]
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August 10, 2008 at 11:01 am
· Filed under Learn Russian, Off the topic of languages
Ossetia | Why Russia invaded
I live in Eastern Europe and might have a better view point than simply watching TV as I know people from the region in question, from both sides. Georgian people are saying Ossetia is a peaceful region with no fighting. Most people are enjoying their summer vacations and relaxing. [...]
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