Situated at the strategically important crossroads where Europe meets Asia, Georgia has a unique and ancient cultural heritage. In 1991, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, the son of the famous Georgian writer and public figure Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, announced the restoration of the independence of the Republic of Georgia and became the first president. Family lived in Old Abasha in Western Georgia. Gamsakhurdia's Museum project in the village of Old Abasha combines the history of the personalities and merits of the father and son.