sentences:  Under "korenizatsiia" the Abkhaz were not considered one of the "advanced" peoples in the USSR, and thus saw an increased focus on their national language and cultural development.As part of these policies, Abkhaz—along with many other regional languages in the USSR—was Latinized in 1928, moving it away from the original Cyrillic-based script.Emphasis was placed on developing Abkhaz culture, which was heavily promoted and financed.