Entries on Abkhazians (vol. I A-D, 1-2), Mingrelians (vol. III, M-R, 944-5), Svans (vol. IV, S-Z, 1504-5), Ajars (vol. I, A-D) in Encyclopedia of Russian History, 2004, Macmillan, New York.
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