Gross, Doug. “Georgia Hoping to Lure Civil War Buffs.” Deseret News, Salt Lake City
8 Apri 2007. .

Georgia, or the city of Atlanta in particular, was largely affected by the Civil War. Union troops arrived in the city, setting it on fire and destroying anything in their path of rage. As a Confederate state, Georgia saw a number of battles such as Fort McAllister; the community also saw efforts taken such as the establishment of the First African Baptist Church and organization of the Underground Railroad in order to maximize the amount of freed slaves. In order to attract more tourists and attention to the history of Georgia, the governor of Georgia has proposed a renovation of the battlefields and other war sites, allowing for people to visit the scenes directly and gain some sort of idea as to how battles were fought. Another proposal is to elaborate on or document the lives of freed slaves as well as other African Americans who experienced any disadvantages in regard to daily lifestyle.

While Gone with the Wind is an epic love story, the film builds on a historical background that includes the initiation of the war, the union march through Georgia following the overtake of Atlanta, as well as the Reconstruction. The Reconstruction period arises in the second half of the film, where the city of Atlanta is under development and Scarlett starts to get involved. The film depicts Scarlett as a woman able to relate to Atlanta in a meaningful manner, since both are incredibly beneficial to society and are striving to thrive and achieve. Eventually, it is Scarlett who takes the responsibility for the construction of the new city of Atlanta, leading to a prosperous professional industry.

Rosenbaum, Jonathan. Cineaste, Summer2002, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p43, 3p, 4bw

This article profiles the late film by director Sergei Paradjanov. Also include personal background and persecutions he experienced under the Soviet era.
It shows the cultural diversity within the self-consciously ethnographic works of Sergei Paradjanov who himself was born into an Armenian family in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia; which is a cultural and religious melting pot and has grown up with mixture of Balkan culture and Soviet influence. He spoke three languages: Georgian, Armenian, and Azeri, no two of which belong to the same linguistic family. Directly reflecting the background, he has made films in various languages: Ukraine (Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors), Armenia (Sayat Nova), and Georgia (many shorts, and eventually The Legend of Suram Fortress). The auther makes an intersting point here by asserting that “one useful route into the film is Paradjanov's own identification with the legendary poet. Saya Nova, legendary Armenian poet/ musician who, like Paradjanov, born into poor Armenian family with string Christian background, and wrote and sang in different languages, and was banned from practicing his art in Georgia near the end of his life. The opening quotation from Sayat Nova can even be read as the director's disclaimer: "My water is of a very special kind,/Not everyone can drink it./My writing is of a very special kind,/Not everyone can read it./My foundation's made not of sand,/But of solid granite."