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There is little to say about the inhabitants of Adzhatia. Most of them just go day by day, working, eating and sleeping. To interfere in state, or even regional politics is not the favourite hobby of Adzhatians, and so there is a large barrier between politicians and the normal people. A third group, that stands in between the other two group but doesn't try to bring them together, consists of the Adzhatian artists: musicians, painters, writers, etc. They are a relatively new group, because under Soviet rule it was forbidden for Adzhatians to indulge themselves in art; their purpose was to keep the local industry working, and nothing else. The rule of Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn (1990 - 2004) had done little to improve this situation, and so the State Concert Hall is a bold project of the goverment of prime minister Ereh Ħĭnzei, the building of which has only started in April 2009. A cultural scene has been taking form slowly since the beginning of the new millennium. Among writers who manage to have their novels published, the most noted is Ereh Maććok (*1949) who isn't related to the incumbent president Grigeŕ Maććok by the way), whose books The handless man and No whisky for you, Pavol! were sold out in record time. His colleagues Dźarma Karolśŭn-Arhuk, Juvan Kandercei and Ĺŭdmiĺĺe Tupa enjoy a little less success, although they can't complain either. Popular musicians, who sing and write popular, easy-going music, are legion in Adzhatia. The music is heavily influenced by the Russian popular music scenes, and most Adzhatian singers even sing in Russian every now and then. The dream of most singers is to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, but the main Adzhatian broadcasting company hasn't managed to implement all rules and conditions sufficiently, so the dream remains just a dream for now. Classical music is on the rise. That is to say; at present, there is only one classical composer from Adzhatian origin that has managed to have his compositions performed in and outside the country. Vadim Bŏħdaneź (*1965) writes mostly chamber music, but he had his Ninth Symphony performed in Kronenburg in March 2009 - as said, there is little facility in Adzhatia to host a complete orchestra, and the Adzhatian orchestras aren't very good yet. Also note that Bŏħdaneź's Ninth symphony is in fact his first, but due to reasons of publicity he has simply skipped the first eight. A noted architect was Đĕdrik Pasavihei (1971 - 2009). In 2008 the government invited him to redesign the eastern district of Bazăŕ Gĕĺ. Pasavihei presented his plans early 2009; with a budget of several millions of euros and complete carte blanche, the whole existing quarter will be destroyed and entirely built anew. The building will start early 2010, but so far the government hasn't presented any plans to compensate and relocate the present inhabitants of the district. The first protests have already begun, the low of which was reached in October 2009 with the death of the architect as a result of murder. |