No Georgian Dream
The country is somewhere between the worlds of Asia-Europe and Russia-EU. Although Georgia has applied for EU membership, the pro-Russian autocratic government is blocking this process and diminishing the chance of becoming part of the European Union, despite the majority of Georgians being in favor of EU accession.
This is particularly hard for the younger generation to accept. They have hope for a future in the EU, expecting economic growth, better educational opportunities, and the containment of social injustice and discrimination. Young Georgians can no longer identify with the conservative values that seem to have stuck in the country since the USSR.
Especially for artists, activists, and people who do not fit into the traditional system, a promising future perspective seems to vanish into thin air. Every step by the government away from EU membership toward conservative values of the past is vehemently fought against. Bit by bit, people are trying to regain their freedom.
This is particularly hard for the younger generation to accept. They have hope for a future in the EU, expecting economic growth, better educational opportunities, and the containment of social injustice and discrimination. Young Georgians can no longer identify with the conservative values that seem to have stuck in the country since the USSR.
Especially for artists, activists, and people who do not fit into the traditional system, a promising future perspective seems to vanish into thin air. Every step by the government away from EU membership toward conservative values of the past is vehemently fought against. Bit by bit, people are trying to regain their freedom.