No, Georgia was never part of Russia in the way that Texas is part of the USA. But from 1801 to 1991, it was part of the Russian Empire and later the USSR—think of it as being the roommate who pays half the rent but has their own secret stash of wine in the closet. Georgia was absorbed, not born into Russia.
Imagine you house-sit for a friend, and after a few decades, they stop answering your calls. That’s pretty much what happened: Russia annexed Georgia, then Georgia waited 190 years to move out and get its own keys back.
Why This Confusion Is Everywhere (And Why It’s Hilarious)
If you Google “Georgia country,” you’ll first get peaches, Atlanta, and that one guy from “Walking Dead.” Then you dive deeper and find another Georgia—the one with ancient churches and a love for wrestling that makes WWE look like a nap. Most people don’t realize this Georgia is a tiny, proud nation in the Caucasus Mountains, not the one with peaches.
I once told a taxi driver in New York I was writing about Georgia. He drove me to Kentucky. True story. The confusion is real, folks.
