Posts Tagged ‘south ossetia’
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Georgia – Russia, war, and the Olympic Truce
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
The unfortunate events in South Ossetia, Georgia over the past few days have brought the Olympic Truce to mind. During the Ancient Olympic games, a universal truce was observed between all participating city-states. Once the commencement of the Olympic Truce was announced, every participant to the Olympic Games had to abide by the rules. All [...]