Georgia, like many Countries established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, is living in extremely vulnerable social conditions, both socially and economically. The end of Soviet oppression, which suppressed any differences, led to the reappearance of the ethnic and religious mosaic making up the Country, while the severe difficulties in reconverting the economic system sparked the latent social tensions. In the past, everything had been passed directly from the State to the citizens, but this path was abruptly eliminated after 1991. Tbilisi, the capital, is often the breeding ground for socio-political instability due to economic hardship, especially in the winter, when rationing of electricity leads to severe difficulties for the population. The areas bordering with Chechnya (Shatili, Omalo, Pankisi Valley, etc.) and those bordering with the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, are living under even worse conditions, and can still be considered war zones for all intents and purposes.