“Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of Georgia is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 km², and its population is almost 4.7 million. Georgia is a unitary, semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy”. – Wikipedia

Gianluca Pardelli is something of an expert on markets. For the past two years, he’s travelled across eastern Europe, from Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan, Moldova to Georgia, photographing them. Here: Telavi, Georgia. (Photo by Gianluca Pardelli)

Pregame scenes from the game between the Georgia Bulldogs against the Samford Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia on September 9, 2022. (Photo by Dale Zanine/USA TODAY Sports)

Turkey and Georgia fans clash before the Euro 2024 Group F match between Turkey and Georgia at the Dortmund BVB Stadion, Dortmund, Germany on June 18, 2024. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)

Abandoned cars are seen around a cross in the village of Tbeti near Tskhinvali, the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgia, July 4, 2015. President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty with Georgia's rebel South Ossetia region on March 18 that almost completely integrates it with Russia, alarming Georgia and the West a year after Moscow took over Crimea. Russia won a five-day war with Georgia in 2008 over the fate of South Ossetia and another rebel region, Abkhazia. It formally recognizes both regions as independent states and signed a similar treaty with Abkhazia last year. (Photo by Kazbek Basaev/Reuters)

People stand with sheep for sacrifice outside a church during St. George's Day celebration in the village of Ikalto, Georgia, November 23, 2015. Georgia marks on Monday one of its most popular religious and public holidays. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)

A Georgia Bulldogs cheerleader celebrates a 33-18 victory over Alabama in the 2022 NCAA National Championship football game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Georgia defeated Alabama 33-18. (Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI/Rex Features/Shutterstock)