Marina Bartsyts

Marina Bartsyts (Russian: Марина Барцыц; born 16 November 1964) is an anthropologist and former politician from Abkhazia.

Marina Bartsyts
Born16 November 1964
Gudata, Abkhazia
OccupationAnthropologist; former politician
Academic background
Alma materRostov State University, Institute of Ethnology - Moscow
Academic work
InstitutionsAbkhazian State University

Biography

Bartsyts was born on 16 November 1964 in the village of Blabyrkhua in Gudauta district, Abkhazia.[1] Her parents were Mkan Bartsyts and Venera Tskua; they had two sons and two daughters, of which Marina is the youngest.[1]

Education

After finishing school, Bartsyts went to study history at Rostov State University.[1] She graduated in 1987, in 1992 moved to Moscow to study at graduate school at the Institute of Ethnology in Moscow and graduated there in 1995.[2]

War in Abkhazia (1992-93)

Shortly after arriving in Moscow, however, Bartsyts heard that war in Abkhazia had broken out.[1] She returned to Abkahzia in September 1992 to join the conflict, first arriving in Gudauta to work with Vladislav Ardzinba.[3] By October, Bartsyts had joined the frontline and was with the 2nd Verkhneeshersky Battalion.[3] Bartsyts trained as a medic and served as a medical instructor on the Gumistinsky Front.[3] During the war, Bartsyts took lots of photographs on a World War 2 era Soviet camera: her collection is one of the most important records of life during the war.[3]

Career

Bartsyts researches Abkhazia, its settlements and its people, examining their traditional culture in terms of law, psychology and gender.[2] She has worked on the city of Sukhum and its place relative to other Abkhazian cities.[4] She has published researched into traditional Abkhazian folklore.[5] Bartsyts research into Abkhaz culture sees it based on three principles: hospitality, respect for elders and respect for women.[6] In particular, she sees a historic balance of respect between men and women.[7]

From 2001 to 2007, Bartsyts served as a deputy in the People's Assembly of Abkhazia.[2][8] At the time of here election in 2007, she and her fellow deputy Emma Gamisonia were the only women serving in the parliament.[9] She is a member of the Supreme Council of the World Abaza Congress.[1]

Bartsyts works at the Abkhazian State University.[3]

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References
  1. ""Not slowing down and not looking back": Marina Bartsyts celebrates her anniversary". abaza.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. "Марина Барцыц. Статьи". apsnyteka.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. ""Над Абхазией безоблачное небо": война в объективе Марины Барцыц". Sputnik Абхазия (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. Yamskov, Anatoli. "SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE CHANGES IN THE ETHNODEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION IN ABKHAZIA IN THE POST-SOVIET PERIOD".
  5. Berezkin, Yuri (2014). "The Dog, the Horse and the Creation of Man" (PDF). Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore. 56: 25–46. doi:10.7592/FEJF2014.56.berezkin.
  6. World, Abkhaz. "Women's Status in Abkhazia: From The Past To The Present, by Natella Akaba". Abkhaz World | History, Culture & Politics of Abkhazia. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  7. KUZNETSOVA, Rita. "WOMEN IN ABKHAZIA BEFORE AND AFTER THE WAR".
  8. "Премиальные страсти". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. "Парламент Абхазии третьего созыва рассмотрел около 800 вопросов". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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