Photo Cminda (Saint) Nino Church by Kakha

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photo:

Cminda (Saint) Nino Church

photographer:

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categories:

architecture, reporting, landscape

notes:

It was built in 4th century, dedicated to Saint Nino who propagated Christianity in Georgia.
Church was destroyed and reconstructed many times. Last time it was destroyed by Russian Red Army and was used as shooting target. Before that 2 centuries ago it was whitewashed by order of Russian Church. Although that times, Russians were orthodox Christians as Georgians they destroyed many churches drawings, writings and icons in Georgia. That times Russian Empire just had begun south expansion and to subjugate independent nations they needed to prove their dominating roll in the world and destroy all evidences of other civilizations (As history, language, script and etc).

published:

Sun 6 Oct 2002 17:09

equipment:

digital camera Olympus C2000Z

permanent link:

https://www.photoforum.ru/photo/47263/

comments (9 from 9)

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Jose Sarmento #2 Sun 6 Oct 2002 18:36

Thank you for the Report. A very good Lesson of History of the Art. The Image is Great and Nice. An excellent photograph. My congratulations, Kakha

Mr.Igor Sedlovskij #3 Sun 6 Oct 2002 21:04

Великолепно

Marita Toftgard #4 Sun 6 Oct 2002 22:02

I am so impressed by this powerful image!!!!!
Fantastic work by you.....to use this specific angle....
The deep blue background emphasizes the architecture...in the most beautiful way.....
The notes you give us are interesting.....Thank you for taking time to give us that!!!!

Nadezda Koldysheva #5 Sun 6 Oct 2002 23:36

I do not agree with your comment! You make the great mistake mixing all in one: Russians, Bolsheviks, and epoche of Stalin!
The photo is good!

Yury Tyapin #6 Sun 6 Oct 2002 23:47

I agrre with Nadya and guess Forum is not right place for politics!
You used incorrect names. Red Army never was called Russian, if you know history. U gave bad lesson.
I wish you show us the place were it was used as shooting target. Thanx

Nadezda Koldysheva #7 mon 7 Oct 2002 08:38

Very good shot!

Kakha #8 mon 7 Oct 2002 18:49

To #5 & #6
First of all, I didn`t mean insulting Russian people.
It`s not politics, it`s history, nothing more, no coments and only facts that are aproved by independent historics.
Maybe I shoudn`t name Red Army as Russian, but fact is that times (1921) this army consisted of Russians, not Enshlish, not Germans or others (although few Georgians was in this army and it`s our tragedy).
I understand that this isn`t place for political or historical discusing, and I`m not going to public comments with suspicious facts.
I`m going to public Pictures with little coments about gergian history, no my coments, just historical facts.

Kakha #9 mon 7 Oct 2002 22:20

To #6
If you need I can send you enlarged fragment with clear details and damaged by bulets. I`m not going to post this fragment because it`s not importent as photograph.

Jette Stroem #10 Thu 17 Oct 2002 12:06

very good work

Photo "Cminda (Saint) Nino Church"