Seeking Recognition: South Ossetia. Locked into a legacy of conflict

South Ossetia is a small, mountainous republic that declared independence from Georgia in 1992. Years later, and in the aftermath of a devastating war with its former rulers, a handful of countries finally recognised the breakaway region and the world at last learned of its existence. Life in little-recognised South Ossetia is slowly returning to normal, but there are still signs of the conflict that had festered since the early 20th century. Bullet-ridden buildings stand as constant reminders of heavy art