The ICRI publishes the journal of Caucasology, entitled Amirani. Articles concerning the peoples, cultures and languages of the Caucasus, from the perspective of any of the humanities or social sciences, will be considered for publication. The articles may be written in English, French, Georgian, German, Russian, or any other language accessible to a significant number of Caucasologists.
There is Thousands of years of history to this region, with further studies continuously taking place which concern its people and culture. This journal aims to be a useful source for anyone looking to pursue an online education in the field of Caucasology. Through the Institutes commitment to establishing international and academic contacts, we are able to collate some of the most valuable articles on this subject.
By having each volume of Amirani available online, it vastly increases the accessibility of these materials to those who are interested in this particular topic. Its also invites those who have already gained completed significant studies on the Caucasus region to submit relevant and scholarly articles for publication. Archived articles are also available on this website, as is information on events of interest and other information-sharing activities.
Ancient Greeks, although in sporadic contact with the
peoples on the eastern shores of the Black Sea since Homeric
times, used the Caucasus as a setting for an imaginary world
radically different from the one they knew at first hand. Their
Caucasus was a wonderland of savagery and wealth, alluring princesses
with magical powers, nymphs, Amazons, and primitive
"Lice-eaters" (Phtheirophagoi).
In the capital of the Egrisi (Laz) Kingdom were found two verticaldisks of a bronze lustre. On the disk of smaller size is deficted a cross-like monogram, in which we can read name of the owner of the - "Eustrat". On the other disk one can read traditoinal inscription for thebisantian luster - "Φεοδοκε".
There can be found a lot of materials about historical-religious and cultural relations between Georgians and Ukrainians that can shed light on a whole number of issues of coexistance of these two nations. Namely political and religious factors have played the greatest part in mutual interest that Georgia and Kiev Russia took in each other - Great state union of Eastern Slaves was the cradel of the Ukraine, Russia and Belorussia.
