A Land Forgotten

On the Black Sea episode 4

What is it like to live in a land that most of the world does not recognise? Abkhazia, on the far north-east shore of the Black Sea, is determined to preserve its independence and ancient culture, but the price of statehood is deep isolation.

Producer: Monica Whitlock/Presenter: Tim Whewell

9 August 2017 The Compass BBC World Service

21 August 2017 Crossing Continents BBC Radio 4