THE PEOPLES THAT TIME FORGOT The Russian love affair with the Caucasus has been long and cruel, though the outside world knows little of the multitude of ethnic groups who for millennia have inhabited this remote strip of land the size of France. In 2001, however, a remarkable catalogue was published. It reveals a unique collection of artefacts which for years have stood gathering dust in the vaults of a St Petersburg museum. In the cover story of CORNUCOPIA 28, Robert Chenciner examines the book and introduces a selection of its poignant photographs | 
