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In a river gorge of cliffs and hot springs, Tbilisi is a city of balcony houses, baths and avenues. Persian, Russian and Soviet takeovers layered churches, forts and squares, while post-1991 independence revived language and street protest, giving stories a defiant neighborhood warmth. My Happy Family and Ali and Nino sit on its shelf. Open Tbilisi on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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8 famous stories set in Tbilisi

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Browse 4 books, 2 movies and 2 games set in Tbilisi.

My Happy Family

My Happy Family

Augenschein Filmproduktion
movie

In a patriarchal society an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and…

Setting: Tbilisi, GeorgiaTime Period: Contemporary
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

game

Infiltrate terrorists' positions, acquire critical intelligence by any means necessary, execute with extreme prejudice, and exit without a trace!\nYou are Sam Fisher, a highly trained secret operative of the NSA's…

Setting: Tbilisi, Georgia; Myanmar; Caspian Sea; Kyiv, Ukraine; Langley, Virginia,USATime Period: 2004
Ali and Nino

Ali and Nino

by Kurban Said
book

First published in Vienna in 1937, this classic story of romance and adventure has been compared to Dr. Zhivago and Romeo and Juliet. Its mysterious author was recently the subject of a feature article in the New…

Setting: ['Baku (Azerbaijan)', 'Tbilisi (Georgia)', 'Shusha, Shusha Rayon (Azerbaijan)', 'Tehran (Iran)']Time Period: 1914; World War I
Sashenka

Sashenka

by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author)
book

Winter, 1916: In St Petersburg, Russia on the brink of revolution. Outside the Smolny Institute for Noble Young Ladies, an English governess is waiting for her young charge to be released from school. But so are the…

Setting: ['Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation)', 'Moscow (Russian Federation)', 'Tbilisi (Georgia)']Time Period: 1916; Russian Revolution
ჯინსების თაობა

ჯინსების თაობა

by Dato Turashvili
book

1983 წელს რამდენიმე ქართველმა ახალგაზრდამ საბჭოთა საქართველოდან თვითმფრინავის გატაცება და ამ გზით ამერიკაში მოხვედრა სცადა. გულუბრყვილო მცდელობა წარუმატებელი აღმოჩნდა, რომელსაც მსხვერპლიც მოჰყვა თვითმფრინავის ეკიპაჟის…

Setting: Tbilisi, GeorgiaTime Period: 1995
La Mort du Vazir-Moukhtar

La Mort du Vazir-Moukhtar

by Yury Tynyanov, Iouri Tyniavov
book

Il s'agit du plus extraordinaire roman historique qui se puisse lire. Le héros en est Alexandre Griboiedov, diplomate, certes, mais aussi poète, la second figure du romantisme russe a coté de Pouchkine.Moscou,…

Setting: Moscow, Russia; Saint Petersburg, Russia; Tbilisi, Georgia; Tabriz, Iran; Tehran, IranTime Period: 1829
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Trilogy HD

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Trilogy HD

game

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD is a remastered, high-definition collection of the first three games of the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series for the PlayStation 3.\nEach game features updated visuals,…

Setting: Tbilisi, Georgia;New York City, New York,USA;Myanmar;China;Russia;Iceland;Cuba;Washington D.C.,USA;Jerusalem, Israel;Indonesian Archipelago;Paris, France;Europe;Korea;Tokyo,Japan;Bathsheba, Israel;Sea of OkhotskTime Period: Early 2000s
March for Dignity

March for Dignity

movie

A small group of LGBTQI+ activists in Tbilisi Georgia attempt to conduct the first Pride march in the country. They face overwhelming opposition from far-right groups the government and the Georgian Orthodox Church who…

Setting: Tbilisi, GeorgiaTime Period: 2020

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