Sololaki, Georgia's finest

[pesvi]

 

Sololaki

The south-eastern part of Tbilisi, Mtatsminda district. Situated on the right bank of the river Mtkvari, on a hillside slope separating the Salalak and Mtatsminda ridges. The place has seen its fair share of criminal activities: Starting from the early days and peaking in the '90s, during the Georgian Civil War and many more years to come. In 2020, the place is still plagued by people respecting a whole idea of the "Thief in law" mentality. There are a bunch of burglars, drug-addicts and tipplers, but Sololaki is as lovely as ever.

 

Infighting in Tbilisi, the '90s

As noted in various different sources, the city was falling apart and there was no one who seemed like they cared, everyone worked for their own profit and the younger population was split into so-called "Clans" or "Brotherhoods", such as Vera, Vake, Saburtalo, Sololaki, Plekhanovi and etc. These groups of people were divided into some smaller crews - Saburtalo included Kulinarian, Iosebidzelian, Delisian. Sololaki had Mtatsminda, Kojori and others were partitioned and were named many different names, mostly after the location they lived at.

The '90s was a real test for Georgia. The country was run by racketeers, thieves and murderers. The streets had own ears and they knew everything. The streets told a right from wrong and they usually followed the one with a gun. Policemen were nowhere to be found, so the 18-20-year-old boys brought their own justice. It should be noted that most of them are deceased now and the ones who survived are either arrested or have found their financial freedom outside of the country.

 

 

Earning your living in the early days

Considering that the criminal justice system wasn't functioning at all, many started forming the racketeering, or to legally say - protection firms, as the jobs were absent and the locals were hungry for money. These "Companies" provided security to the restaurants, bars, internet cafes and other public places as long as they paid up. If they didn't, the brotherhoods would annihilate the businesses. Usually, the share was around 50/50, sometimes even more. Because of this, certain crews were looking after certain places and this created a couple of hot-spots in Tbilisi, each housing a dozen different bars, pubs and brothels, such as Перовская(Akhvlediani street), Kiacheli street and others. Other than organised criminal activities, individual felons usually were using burglary, pickpocketing and scamming as a means to survive in the cold and the deaf streets of Tbilisi.

 

Banishing, the '00s

As the ages went by, the civilians were fed up with the unfairness, a Rose Revolution came. November of 2003 was a turning point in the county's history. The president - Eduard Shevardnadze was removed off his seat and replaced by the pro-Western(At the time) politician, Mikheil Saakashvili. The demonstrators led by the leader mentioned above stormed the Parliament session with red roses in their hands, this marked the end of Soviet-era in the country torn by many conflicts. Following the Rose Revolution, Georgia pursued a decidedly pro-Western foreign policy, driving out "Thieves in law" and "Goodfellas" out of the country and imprisoning many more. Members of the OPG's(Организованная Преступная Группа) were driven out in Europe and the few lucky ones made their way to the US.

 

A safe haven, Sololakians in the Los Santos

Following Saakashvili's enactment, some members of the Sololaki Brotherhood had no choice but to escape and with the help of connections, money and name, they made it to the San Andreas, US. Living the same lavish lifestyle as they lived in their last days back in the homeland, their future wasn't looking so bright, as they had a lot of competitors of various backgrounds, races and works. Not only they fought with the fellow criminals, but Sololakians also had to deal with law enforcement.

 

Breaking up, 2009

LSNews, 15/12/2009, Lucas Matrang

A graffiti from one of the walls in Sololaki, Tbilisi. "Here, sell it"

Following an unusual shooting in the West Vinewood, a couple of males of Caucasian ethnicity were arrested, including Bagrat Metreveli, Niko Guladashvili, Tamaz Asanidze. Many more were killed, some even fled but their flight didn't last long. According to the officials, twenty three firearms were seized from their apartments, along with a few pairs of Cocaine bricks and laundered money.

 

Remains, building on the ruins

Remaining family members concealed themselves in the small towns surrounding the Los Santos. Wives weren't used to living in the dirty apartments and cheap trailers, but what else could they really do? With the fathers gone out of the picture, the children of Metreveli, Guladashvili and Asanidze still have a long way to go.

Now with the thirst for the fame and the money, they are out on the streets, ambitiously toiling to surpass their predecessors.

 

 

Out of Character:

The faction aims to portray an American adaptation of the Georgian Mafia. The history might mostly consist of Eastern Europeans(Georgians, Armenians, Azerbaijani, Russians, Ukrainians) but the movement gives a fair chance to the characters of many different cultural backgrounds or ethnicities. Other than various illegal activities in plan, the faction looks forward to roleplaying and owning legal companies as means of laundering the dirty money.

If there are any questions regarding the specifics of the roleplay, name suggestions or any constructive criticism, make sure to shoot me a Personal Message, I'll be happy to assist in any way.

Any art(Header, splitters, just pictures) used in this topic is from Sololaki.

 

 

 

[Stanty]

Accurate and well put together. Well done. Wish you the best of luck with this faction.

[Chey]

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