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were dismissed from Tbilisi University, the old Georgian books that are still being read for lack of new ones, and an improperly trained Georgian luger who lost his life because the Georgian Bobsled Federation was strapped for cash.

Art, science and sports are old fashioned. They have nothing to do with the market, and so they have no prospects. PR, on the other hand, has great prospects. Millions of dollars are being spent on it, and far-fetched lectures are being given on it in both Moscow and Tbilisi. Television, radio, sporting events and pop concerts are turning into PR-support for top officials. Like all lies and empty rhetoric, this PR is designed to mask political failures and a lack of solutions.

As a result of the 2008 war, Georgia can no longer hope to solve the South Ossetia and Abkhazia issue militarily. Saakashvili cannot exert diplomatic pressure on Russia because of his dubious reputation. All he can do is stage PR stunts, and so he does. First, there

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