
The Soviet Occupation Museum is located on the fourth floor of the Georgian National Museum and it makes its intents very clear by having the displays in English and Georgian only. Not long ago, this museum would have had just about everything translated into Georgian and Russian.

It’s evident that Russian visitors aren’t happy, as Yandex (a Russian site) reviews for this museum are broadly very poor. However, it’s far better reviewed on websites such as Google and the narrative here is very much based on how the Georgian people were denied the freedom that they wanted because of the Soviet occupation.

This museum was condemned by Vladimir Putin so it has caused something of a stir. The museum has defended itself stating that it is simply telling the story of the Soviet occupation of the country, along with the methods which it was governed.
I have some more posts about this and specific exhibits, but I found it an academically rigorous and well curated museum. But, it didn’t pull any punches.

