_{South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia in 1990. At that time, Russian troops occupied the region in the Caucasus, which encompasses large parts of the Georgian-Russian border, underlining the claims of the South Ossetians. Then, as Russia prepared to annex the province in 2008, Georgian troops intervened and entered South Ossetian territory. With the subsequent response from Russia, the Caucasus War started. The consequences were hundreds of deaths and thousands of people who had to flee to other Georgian territory. Many of them were deprived of their land and homes, are unemployed and unprotected, and continue to dream of returning to their homes in the territories now controlled by Russia.}