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Stefan Applis
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Professor @unifau.bsky.social Erlangen Germany, Geography, Ethics
#Georgia, #SouthCaucasus
Research in the field of geography, books via https://stefan-applis-geographien.com/
OERde educational issues, #bluelz #twlz #bllz https://doinggeoandethics.com
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Stefan Applis @doinggeography.bsky.social · Apr 19
Neue #Buchpublikation von Stefan Applis, Gwen Lemaitre & Florian Mühlfried: #Tuschetien – Kultur- und Naturraumwandel im Großen #Kaukasus bei Mitteldeutscher Verlag Halle: Deutsch, Georgisch, Englisch
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Tuschetien – Kultur- und Naturraumwandel im Großen Kaukasus
Ein Bild-Text-Band von Stefan Applis, Gwendoline Lemaitre & Florian Mühlfried Georgien gewinnt als Reiseland zunehmend an Bedeutung, besonders für Naturbegeisterte, die die Hochgebirgsregionen …
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A brief portrait of the city of #Termez in 2006 – situated on the periphery of today’s #Uzbekistan #CentralAsia
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A brief portrait of the city of Termez – situated on the periphery of today’s Uzbekistan
The city of Termez is located in Uzbekistan rather peripherally and is less visited by tourists than the Tashkent-Samarkand-Bukhara-Khiva axis. It is located in the southeast of the country on the …
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December 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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A look back at the splitting of the #AralSea – The #Kyzylorda region in 2006 #centralasia #Kazakhstan
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A look back at the splitting of the Aral Sea – The Kyzylorda region in 2006
A small overview: Conflicts over water in Central Asia All major rivers in Central Asia pass through at least two countries from their source to the estuary or the point where they dry up. Besides,…
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December 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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German Travelers in Russian #Turkestan ‚Discover‘ the Bukharan Jews #Russia #history #centralasia
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German Travelers in Russian Turkestan ‚Discover‘ the Bukharan Jews
The following post is a longer version of the article „Anti-Semitism and Orientalism in German-language Travelogues of Turkestan“ published by Oxus Society on 27 May 2021. In the German…
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December 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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#GeorgianPerspectives | Controversial World Culture – Conflicts over Georgia’s Architectural Heritage Using the Example of the Bagrati Cathedral in #Kutaisi
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Georgian Perspectives | Controversial World Culture – Conflicts over Georgia’s Architectural Heritage Using the Example of the Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi
Georgia has three World Heritage Sites, which are of great importance for the worldwide recognition of Georgian history and culture. However, all three sites are the subject of intense conflicts be…
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December 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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The Georgian capital is re-created from the perspective of the tourist gaze #Tbilisi #tourism #Georgia #overtourism #caucasus
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The Georgian capital is re-created from the perspective of the tourist gaze.
Georgia was the host country of the International Tourism Fair in Berlin in 2023. The country presented itself under the motto „infinite hospitality“. At the same time, the capital, Tbi…
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December 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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#Tusheti #Georgia #Caucasus #climatechange
Three-Alasani Rivers Biosphere Reserve
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Tusheti | Three-Alasani Rivers Biosphere Reserve
The following text is an excerpt from the travel guide „Discovering Tusheti“, which will be published in 2024 by Mitteldeutscher Verlag Halle, and is co-authored by the ethnologist Flor…
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December 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Losing #Svaneti - the Architectural Heritage of the region:
The Swiss chalet style is reshaping the Svan ‘City of Towers’
#Georgia #overtourism #tourism #geography
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Losing Svaneti - the Architectural Heritage of the Region
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December 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Crises around Concepts of Hospitality in the Mountainous Region of #Svaneti in the North of #Georgia #Ushguli #tourism #geography #overtourism
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December 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Familienfeste, Weihnachtsbeleuchtung – all das ist in der Ukraine heute etwas Kostbares. Unsere Autorin reflektiert über die kommenden Feiertage.
1.400 Tage Krieg in der Ukraine: Weihnachtsbaum steht für Widerstand
Familienfeste, Weihnachtsbeleuchtung – all das ist in der Ukraine heute etwas Kostbares. Unsere Autorin reflektiert über die kommenden Feiertage.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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#hateaid #US #Trump Kampf gegen Hass im Netz: Bundesregierung: US-Sanktionen gegen HateAid inakzeptabel
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Kampf gegen Hass im Netz: Bundesregierung: US-Sanktionen gegen HateAid inakzeptabel
Die Regierung von US-Präsident Trump wirft „Ideologen in Europa“ Zensur vor und verhängt Einreiseverbote gegen Gruppen, die sich gegen Hass im Netz einsetzen. Aus Deutschland kommen klare Reaktionen.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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#Vorankündigung | „Arrival City“ – Geschichten vom Ankommen und Bleiben in Deutschland
Erscheinen Februar 2026 | #Migration als Chance – Ein Beitrag zur #Stadtbilddebatte aus postmigrantischer Perspektive
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#Vorankündigung | „Arrival City“ – Geschichten vom Ankommen und Bleiben in Deutschland
Erscheinen Februar 2026 | #Migration als Chance – Ein Beitrag zur #Stadtbilddebatte aus postmigrantischer Perspektive Im diesem Buch geht es um Menschen, die über Jahrzehnte am Rande der Gese…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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#CentralAsia #US #China
Chinese yuan making inroads against US dollar in Central Asian trade. But greenback is still king via @eurasianet.bsky.social
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Chinese yuan making inroads against US dollar in Central Asian trade
But dollar is still king.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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#EU #Georgia #Russia
Georgia–EU Relations
EU says Georgia’s entire population at risk of losing visa-free travel
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EU says Georgia’s entire population at risk of losing visa-free travel
Georgia has enjoyed visa-free travel to the EU since 2017, a privilege now at risk.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Angebliche Zensur von US-Plattformen
USA sanktionieren Führung von deutscher Organisation HateAid #demokratiestärken gegen #hassimnetz
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USA sanktionieren Führung von deutscher Organisation HateAid
Die Amerikaner kritisieren »Ideologen in Europa«, die US-Plattformen zensieren würden. Nun verhängen sie Sanktionen gegen einen EU-Kommissar, britische NGO-Vertreter und zwei deutsche Aktivistinnen ge...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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#Nuremberg #Germany, former #NaziPartyRalleyGrounds | Violent geographies in #urban space after 1945
urban landscapes I traces of US military forces on the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds (1945-1992) #fujixe4 #fujixseries
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December 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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#TerrorInGeorgia #EU #NAFO #Georgia
Opinion | Tracing #Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’
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Opinion | Tracing Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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#TerrorInGeorgia #EU #NAFO #CentralAsia
Quick Hits # 22: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia by @eurasianet.bsky.social
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Quick Hits # 22: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Tidbits that will help keep you in the know.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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#TerrorInGeorgia #EU #NAFO
Tbilisi Accuses EU Of Political Interference After Damning Enlargement Report
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Tbilisi Accuses EU Of Political Interference After Damning Enlargement Report
Georgia’s government has reacted angrily to a critical assessment from the European Union over the country’s backsliding on democratic reforms on the way to joining the bloc, accusing Brussels of inte...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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#GeorgiaPerspectives | IDPs in #Tskaltubo #Georgia: life as a perpetual state of waiting #fujixseries #fujixphotography
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December 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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#Svaneti #Georgia #Soviet #history
The Svans as members of the ‚Oriental Other‘ in the Soviet film „Salt for Svanetia“ (1930) by Mikhail Kalatozov | A visual commentary (Part I)
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The Svans as members of the ‚Oriental Other‘ in the Soviet film „Salt for Svanetia“ (1930) by Mikhail Kalatozov | A visual commentary (Part I)
One of Sergei Tretyakov’s most famous works is the film „Salt for Svanetia“ (1930), for which he wrote the screenplay together with director Mikhail Kalatozov. Today, ‚Salt …
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December 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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#SvanetiSeries | Temraz Nizharadze – The last director of the collective farm of #Ushguli #Georgia
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Svaneti Series | Temraz Nizharadze – The last director of the collective farm of Ushguli (Georgia)
Temraz Nizahradze was head of the Ushguli collective farm for the last two years before the collapse of the Soviet system. Agriculture and cattle breeding has always secured the livelihoods of the …
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December 21, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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#Vorankündigung | „Arrival City“ – Geschichten vom Ankommen und Bleiben in Deutschland
Erscheinen Februar 2026 | #Migration als Chance – Ein Beitrag zur #Stadtbilddebatte aus postmigrantischer Perspektive
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#Vorankündigung | „Arrival City“ – Geschichten vom Ankommen und Bleiben in Deutschland
Erscheinen Februar 2026 | #Migration als Chance – Ein Beitrag zur #Stadtbilddebatte aus postmigrantischer Perspektive Im diesem Buch geht es um Menschen, die über Jahrzehnte am Rande der Gese…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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#Nuremberg #Germany, former #Nazi #partyralleygrounds | Violent #geographies in #urban space after 1945
#urbanlandscapes - traces of US military forces on the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds (1945-1992) #fujixphotography #fujixe4 #fujiphotography
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Nuremberg (Germany), former Nazi party Ralley Grounds | Violent geographies in urban space after 1945
urban landscapes I traces of US military forces on the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds (1945-1992) The former Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg are currently a place of pragmatic use, commercia…
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December 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Chancen der #Migration von Stefan Applis & Chris Frenz Unser Beitrag zu Zerrbildern der #stadtbilddebatte #Postmigration #Geographie #arrivalcity #urban @doinggeography.bsky.social
Erscheinen Februar 2026 beim Mitteldeutscher Verlag Halle @fau.de @skbgeo.bsky.social @gesis.org @apefau.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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#Georgia #TerrorInGeorgia
"‘Till the end!’ — Georgia’s embattled protesters reflect on one year of daily demonstrations" by @ocmedia.bsky.social
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‘Till the end!’ — Georgia’s embattled protesters reflect on one year of daily demonstrations
One year on, demonstrators speak to OC Media about why they continue to protest despite increasing government repression.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM