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Mediko Stephliani

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Svaneti is my homeland

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Photos by Rosa Vroom.

Mediko Stephliani

“We are orthodox Christians and we love old traditions. We don’t want to lose them.”

Grandparents with their grandchild.

Mediko Stephliani is a strong Svan woman. She lives with her children and grandchildren in an traditional Svan house that is being reconstructed. She cares about traditions and wants them to be preserved.

Mediko is from Latali.

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