Yes, it seems that way from what I know as well, which is obviously much less than you.
So it's essentially a battle between Russian imperialism and Georgian imperialism. And from what I can tell, the Ossetians' and Abkhazians' alliance with Russia is (a) purely strategic, i.e., to act as a counterweight against Georgia's thuggery, and (b) the decision of the Ossetians' and Abkhazians' self-chosen representatives and not the aspirations of the provinces' "people." Which is where my question comes in: How long before the members of Anglo-American Trot organizations tell us that we must chose Russian imperialism over Georgian imperialism because that is the will of the Ossetian and Abkhazian people?