Breakaway de facto state on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, independent of Georgia in practice since the war of 1992-93 and recognised by Russia since 2008.
Still in existence. Abkhaz forces secured control at the end of the 1992-93 war; Russia recognised Abkhazia after the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Most of the international community regards it as part of Georgia under Russian occupation.
A detailed reassessment of both conflicts by a linguist who has worked on Abkhaz for decades.
The standard single-volume introduction to the region and its unrecognised states.
A narrative history of the whole Caucasus that sets the modern breakaways in deep context.