Written By: Jacquelyn Annete García Vadnais A Brief History of Georgia Historically speaking, Georgia has always been in a unique position in the world due to its location of being in the middle of major empires and powerful countries throughout history . Georgia has been the subject of conflict between Turkey, Persia, and Russia prior to the 19th century. Georgia was then annexed by Russia in the 19th century and became a part of the Soviet Union. Georgia was a part of the Soviet Union until it eventually became an independent state in 1991. Additionally, Georgia has a long history of religious harmony between the majority Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination and the Muslim community, which comprises the second largest religious community of Georgia. This along with the peaceful co-existence of several other religious minority groups, adds much to the history, culture, architecture of the nation. Finally, due to Georgia’s diverse history, it has a sensational mixture of cui