Bookshop cancels Russian expert’s lecture for saying Georgia was ‘stone huts and sheep’ before Soviets
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A bookshop cancelled a lecture by a Russian expert. The cancellation followed the expert's comment that Georgia consisted of sheep and stone huts before the Soviet era. The venue stated the decision was based on its responsibility to the audience. It clarified that it is not calling for a broad boycott.
The venue said the decision was based on its responsibility to its audience, but stressed that it was not calling for a wider boycott.