They’ve been living in Stalin’s hotel for 30 YEARS

Once upon a time, the city of Tskaltubo, Georgia was a thriving spa town, with major Soviet figures such as Stalin frequenting the bath houses. After the fall of the Soviet Union, however, the local economy collapsed and tourism was all but non-existent. A year later, the Abkhaz war broke out mere kilometers away, and a wave of ethnically Georgian refugees coming from the territory urgently needed a place to stay. Over thirty years ago, the Georgian national government offered these refugees to stay in the abandoned sanatoriums completely for free, and many have been residing within the derelict walls ever since. Although, in recent years the refugees have been offered nicer apartments in various cities around Georgia, ultimately leading the sanatoriums to a destined state of lifelessness. In this film, we search for some of the last families of Sanatorium Medea, and uncover the last stories still left to be told within Tskaltubo's abandoned properties.
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[@paulickwerner4249]

VERY IMPRESSIONABLE VIDEO! WELL DONE! HOPE THEREWILLBE MANY VIEWS AND LIKES TOO. GOOD LUCK TO U AND BIG LIFE SICCESSE! THANKS A LOT

[@mikevaughn866]

Great job! You have a great way of connecting with people and helping us see the things that should bind all of humanity.

[@georgy4858]

Thank you for that video, I am from Georgia/Abkhazia, it’s a big grief for us all, hope soon this people will live in their homes

[@firesofcreation]

Nice work! ✨🌟✨ Whoever does your soundtrack does a great job! I liked your message at the end! 🙏🏽

[@XenoFonia]

If you change Sanatorium to 'spa resort' more people will understand and click probably, idk just what I thought. Great video, keep it up.

[@alexbosworth1582]

Great video as always man!! Be safe and take care

[@ZephyrGamingUK]

Amazing work TJ, your videos are really coming along well 🔥

[@marshwhitt7024]

Super fascinating and well done. Can’t wait to see future projects, great work tj!

[@tijmensuijker3882]

Love the video! Great job. Definitely making me miss Georgia

[@jamie6373]

awesome video!

[@ewoerndle]

Amazing!

[@user-dn4ry8lc3l]

Wow amazing Georgian

[@lusimyer]

Seems like it was a lovely area with nice buildings. Shame it has gone to ruins.

[@nicholasthebest9993]

I can only imagine how beautiful it was there during the Soviet era. Now modern Georgia cannot build such a thing.