#Ossetian translation

Jul 22, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Good Root Neighbors | Nukri Javakhishvili, Ksuisi

My worst memories are of when we had to go to the neighboring village to sleep at night. It was especially hard because it was winter

Jul 21, 2021 Rebuilding memory

old good friend | Inali From Tskhinval

I am from the village Otrevi. I was already living in Tskhinvali from the beginning of the 90s. My parents were in the village.

Jul 19, 2021 Rebuilding memory

White Cloth (Brassard) | Aslan, Tskhinval

The first time I processed that the war had started was on 5th of August. I was standing in the yard with my friends.

Jul 19, 2021 Rebuilding memory

He, Bulletridden | Aza 68

Нæмыджы фæдтæ цы хъуамæ фæуыдаиккой? Хæдзар сцалцæг кодтам æмæ сæ фæдтæ къултыл дæр æмæ рудзгуытыл дæр нал зыныныц. Гуырдзиæгтæ мидæмæ гом дуарæй æхстой.

Jul 19, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Blisters | Natasha Dzajaeva, from Tskhinval

On the morning of the 8th of August, after the heavy firings the whole night, I ran to my neighbor to see how they were doing.

Jul 16, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Spartaki | Temur, from Tskhinval

But I still can’t understand why they wanted that war.

Jul 16, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Promise | Marina, Tbilisi

Jul 06, 2021 Rebuilding memory

I sat in my empty house and started to cry | Elene Kharauli

We don’t mean anyone any harm, we were born with Ossetians, we were raised with Ossetians, we said. It was exactly so, we got along great before that.

Jul 05, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Truck | Irina, Vladikavkaz, 40

Suddenly, just as the truck was taking a sharp turn, there was gunfire. People didn’t even have time to scream let alone escape.

Jul 03, 2021 Rebuilding memory

The Phone | Vladimer, Tskhinvali

I replay this often, that she calls her son and someone picks up the phone there and tells her he is dead.

Jul 02, 2021 Rebuilding memory

NIVA | Nunu Trapaidze-Begiashvili, from Tskhinvali

This distinction between Ossetian and Georgian didn't exist before, then what happened, I don’t know

Jul 01, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Two troupes in one theater | Maka Geladze

Georgian police were already in Tskhinvali, separately Georgian and Ossetian nationalist leaders were agitating people. 

Jun 28, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Cursed Affair | Tamar Kobaladze, Tskhinvali

It’s a cursed affair to fight over land. Because that’s not what our end is, we won’t leave this earth with more than two meters anyway. 

Jun 25, 2021 Rebuilding memory

War Lessons | Temur Kokoity, Tskhinvali

The first time I was ever afraid was when I was 5 years old. It was the 23rd of November, 1989.

Jun 24, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Two Machine Guns | Vladimer Dzutsovi, Tskhinvali

War started for me when Zviad came to power. Many here swore that war was out of the question, Soviet Union would never allow that. 

Jun 22, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Akaki | Fenia Siukaeva, Prisi

Our village was burned the first time on the 12th of May in 1992. We were making Chacha in the yard.

Jun 18, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Pines and Fir in Gujarati | Luba Gogichashvili

Now my heart aches when my husband tells the story, I yell at him. Don’t remind me of that time, I tell him. What’s it all for?

Jun 17, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Wedding Dress | Elina Gabaraeva, Tskhinval

On the 7th of August, half an hour before midnight, the gunfire began. We jumped out of bed, my mother didn’t even know what was happening.

Jun 14, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Bus Stop | Iuza Siukaeva, Znauri

The corpse was washed  up by the river Representatives of the police and representatives of the prosecutor's office also went to examine it.

Jun 08, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Dreams | Alika, Tskhinval [ENG]

This slogan left the most bitter impression on me: Curse the woman who carries an Ossetian in her womb

Jun 08, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Pride of the country | Babo Khatashvili

They shot him and killed him right then and there. That kind of boy, some would say, what kind of mother had raised him?

Jun 01, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Basmach | Koba, Tskhinval

As we were firing farewell shots for him, we could hear a sound on the other side, someone else was firing with us from Georgia

May 27, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Scroll | Ana Jebisashvili, from Znauri

May God protect everyone from the pain I experienced then. I ran off.  In front of the school, a sulfur spring was flowing.

May 21, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Shovel | Khvicha Nadiradze, Znauri district, village Alibari

My mother was Ossetian, and they were cursing her, how could you raise Georgian kids, they said. What am I supposed to do?

May 20, 2021 Rebuilding memory

Haystack | Marina Znanova, Ksuisi

I didn’t change my name or anything at all. You should be what you are. 

May 13, 2021 Rebuilding memory

War Daires | Beso Doiashvili | 1991, Tskhinvali

Like I’ve been saying, I have everything written down. When I went there, some people were writing things down, so on one mission, I started too