The army invaded and captured the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
A couple of hours' leisurely stroll would get him to the Georgian capital shortly before dusk fell.
Stalin stayed here until 1894, when he went to study for the priesthood in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, about 60 miles to the east.
Although passions continue to run high in the Georgian capital, the authorities lifted a curfew and withdrew tanks and troops a week after the violence.
It was probably the only aircraft flying the 250 miles to the Georgian capital that day and it was going to be busy.
Following heavy fighting resulted in over 200 casualties, and left the center of the Georgian capital in ruins.
All three men are now in a hospital in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, and one is fighting for his life.
The company remains in full production, based in a vine-covered villa here in the Georgian capital.
The station will initially broadcast online and have a bureau in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.
The uranium has been sent to a closed research reactor outside Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, for safekeeping.