Exploring Georgia with a local! // The SOVIET city of Rustavi

0:00 introduction 2:10 part 1: brezhnevka houses 4:42 why Stalin rebuilt this city 6:46 Shota Rustaveli monument 7:56 eco problems 8:59 should Soviet heritage be preserved? 11:02 Georgia's accession to EU 13:10 part 2: khruschyovka houses 13:52 inside the yard 16:47 part 3: Old Rustavi 19:24 why Rustavi looks like Paris 20:25 raising kids in Georgia 23:17 gender stereotypes in Georgia and Russia 25:53 Soviet mosaic & abandoned factory 27:29 Georgia-Poland friendship square 29:12 stereotypes about Rustavi 30:55 foreign agent law 32:02 is it safe at night? 34:11 soviet Palace of Culture 35:07 goodbyes!