James Tam 谭炳昌Aug 3, 20152 minThe Caucasus (4) -Faces of Georgia 高加索掠影-格魯吉亞的面目要瞭解格魯吉亞的處境,失業率是個好參數。蘇聯瓦解後,格魯吉亞獨立,失業率狂飆至85%,社會動蕩了二十多年。現在比較安定,失業率降了下來,仍然停留在65%的懸崖邊上。導遊指出,格魯吉亞人的傳統本領是務農和打仗。現在人口只有三百多萬,要把本事擴大,經濟多元化,談何容易?美國,北...
James Tam 谭炳昌Aug 3, 20154 minThe Caucasus (3) Faces of Armenia & Azerbaijan 高加索掠影(3)阿塞拜疆與亞美尼亞的面A capella singer in a stone chamber at Garni, Armenia 在亚美尼亚古迹 Garni 石室清唱圣诗的歌手 我將阿塞拜疆與亞美尼亞兩個世仇放在一起,是對他們的一種友好祝願。早在一戰前,這兩族人一有機會便你插我眼珠,我咬你耳朵...
James Tam 谭炳昌Jul 26, 20154 minThe Caucasus (2) — Religion 高加索掠影(2)-宗教We are supposed to be tolerant of religion no matter how absurd it is; but religions have not been very tolerant of others. Throughout...
James Tam 谭炳昌Jul 25, 20154 minThe Caucasus (1) — A Brief Intro 高加索掠影(1)-文明摇篮的面貌A few months ago, I was still misspelling Caucasus as “Caucuses”. Now that I’ve visited Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia for 18 days,...