The Day of People's Fortitude: South Ossetia is marking the Day of Courage and National Unity
In South Ossetia, a ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths was held at the monument on the outskirts of the capital, symbolizing the fortitude and bravery of the sons of Ossetia. The laying on is timed to coincide with the public holiday celebrated on Monday - the Day of Courage and National Unity.
Here on November 23, 1989, thirty-one years ago, the ordinary Tskhinval guys, holding hands, formed a "human chain", blocking the path of armed Georgian nationalists who intended to enter the city and hold a so-called "peaceful meeting".