The US Embassy in Georgia says that 99 years after the Soviet occupation of Georgia began, the US stands with Georgia in support of its hard-fought sovereignty, citing famous Georgia writer Mikheil Javakhishvili and his description of the occupation.

“On February 25th I felt how a piercing sword came into my body, going deeper and deeper since then… I am lurid... my body is shivering constantly. Now I have the tip of the sword propped at my heart and I feel if I move a bit it will go through it and will kill me without giving time to groan”, - reads the statement of the Embassy.

Today 99 years have passed since the day Georgia lost its three-year independence and was occupied by the Bolshevik Red Army.