▁Category : Sim co e ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Alexander ▁Rus so ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Alexander ▁Rus so ▁( writer ), ▁education ▁writer ▁ ▁Alexander ▁Rus so ▁( ath lete ) ▁( born ▁ 1 9 9 4 ), ▁Brazil ian ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁spr inter <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁is ▁a ▁self - proc laimed ▁state ▁which ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁Russia , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁Venezuela , ▁Sy ria , ▁Na uru , ▁Ab kh az ia , ▁Nag orno - Kar ab akh ▁Republic ▁and ▁Trans n ist ria . ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁declared ▁independence ▁from ▁Georgia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁recognition ▁from ▁any ▁UN ▁member ▁states ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁war . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁state ▁recognized ▁by ▁UN ▁Member ▁States ▁that ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁Don et sk ▁People ' s ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁independent ▁states ▁ ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁– ▁Ab kh az ia ▁relations ▁ ▁Ab kh az ia ▁and ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁recognized ▁each ▁other ' s ▁independence ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁or ▁before . ▁ ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁– ▁Iran ▁relations ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁South ▁Os set ian ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁D mit ry ▁Med o ye v ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁country ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁co operation ▁with ▁Iran . ▁There