Minorities In The Post Soviet Space Thirty Years After The Dissolution Of The Ussr

Author : Paola Bocale,Daniele Brigadoi Cologna,Lino Panzeri
Publisher : Ledizioni
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788855268547

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Minorities in the Post-Soviet Space Thirty Years After the Dissolution of the USSR by Paola Bocale,Daniele Brigadoi Cologna,Lino Panzeri Pdf

When the Soviet Union broke apart in 1991, the Russian Federation and the newly independent republics of the Baltics, the Caucasus and Central Asia engaged in redefining their national identity in a challenging regional and global context. The stances and policies towards the minorities living in these countries became part of the striving towards national independence and identity formation. Despite vastly different post-Soviet nation-building trajectories, the development and implementation of state policies towards minorities had similar relevance and importance across the region. Thirty years after the end of the USSR what is the situation of minorities and minority issues in the countries that emerged from that multi-ethnic state?How have the former republics – including Russia dealt with their minorities and minority affairs? To what protection and rights are minority communities entitled to? Studies of the dissolution of the USSR and of nation-building in the independent post-Soviet states have flourished over the past decades. However, despite the relevance of the theme, there is a dearth of specialist publications which address the many issues related to minority communities in the post-Soviet space. This volume attempts to fill this gap by providing a collection of essays covering some of the most relevant aspects of the contemporary status and situation of minorities in the area.

Author : P. Bocale,D. Brigadoi Cologna,L. Panzeri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8855268538

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Minorities in the Post-soviet Space Thirty Years After the Dissolution of the USSR by P. Bocale,D. Brigadoi Cologna,L. Panzeri Pdf

Author : Lucia Leontiev,Punsara Amarasinghe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000583236

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State-Building, Rule of Law, Good Governance and Human Rights in Post-Soviet Space by Lucia Leontiev,Punsara Amarasinghe Pdf

This edited book analyses the issues of state-building, the rule of law and good governance, and human rights in the post-Soviet space after 30 years from the USSR dissolution. In doing so, it assesses the presence (or absence) and the level of influence of the Soviet legacies in the constructed political and legal systems of the post-Soviet republics. Assessing whether individual’s interests are protected in theory and practice, the book conceptualizes the legacies that the Soviet Union left in the post-Soviet space after 30 years of disintegration. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of human rights, governance, democratization studies, post-Soviet and Russia studies, and more widely to comparative politics, political economy, humanitarian studies and political history.

Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0521599687

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Nation-building in the Post-Soviet Borderlands by Graham Smith Pdf

This book examines how national and ethnic identities are being reforged in the post-Soviet borderland states.

Author : Diane P. Koenker,Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1780393806

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Revelations from the Russian Archives by Diane P. Koenker,Library of Congress Pdf

Author : Francis Fukuyama
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781416531784

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End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama Pdf

Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is as essential for a world fighting fundamentalist terrorists as it was for the end of the Cold War. Now updated with a new afterword, The End of History and the Last Man is a modern classic.

Author : Edward C. Holland,Matthew Derrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Former Soviet republics
ISBN : 1938027604

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Questioning Post-Soviet by Edward C. Holland,Matthew Derrick Pdf

Author : Maria Todorova,Zsuzsa Gille
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857456434

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Post-communist Nostalgia by Maria Todorova,Zsuzsa Gille Pdf

Although the end of the Cold War was greeted with great enthusiasm by people in the East and the West, the ensuing social and especially economic changes did not always result in the hoped-for improvements in people's lives. This led to widespread disillusionment that can be observed today all across Eastern Europe. Not simply a longing for security, stability, and prosperity, this nostalgia is also a sense of loss regarding a specific form of sociability. Even some of those who opposed communism express a desire to invest their new lives with renewed meaning and dignity. Among the younger generation, it surfaces as a tentative yet growing curiosity about the recent past. In this volume scholars from multiple disciplines explore the various fascinating aspects of this nostalgic turn by analyzing the impact of generational clusters, the rural-urban divide, gender differences, and political orientation. They argue persuasively that this nostalgia should not be seen as a wish to restore the past, as it has otherwise been understood, but instead it should be recognized as part of a more complex healing process and an attempt to come to terms both with the communist era as well as the new inequalities of the post-communist era.

Author : Mariëlle Wijermars
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351007184

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Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia by Mariëlle Wijermars Pdf

This book examines the societal dynamics of memory politics in Russia. Since Vladimir Putin became president, the Russian central government has increasingly actively employed cultural memory to claim political legitimacy and discredit all forms of political opposition. The rhetorical use of the past has become a defining characteristic of Russian politics, creating a historical foundation for the regime’s emphasis on a strong state and centralised leadership. Exploring memory politics, this book analyses a wide range of actors, from the central government and the Russian Orthodox Church, to filmmaker and cultural heavyweight Nikita Mikhalkov and radical thinkers such as Aleksandr Dugin. In addition, in view of the steady decline in media freedom since 2000, it critically examines the role of cinema and television in shaping and spreading these narratives. Thus, this book aims to gain a better understanding of the various means through which the Russian government practices its memory politics (e.g., the role of state media) and, on the other hand, to sufficiently value the existence of alternative and critical voices and criticism that existing studies tend to overlook. Contributing to current debates in the field of memory studies and of current affairs in Russia and Eastern Europe, this book will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of Russian Studies, Cultural Memory Studies, Nationalism and National Identity, Political Communication, Film, Television and Media Studies.

Author : Richard Sakwa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134587681

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Russian Politics and Society by Richard Sakwa Pdf

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Veljko Vujačić
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107074088

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Nationalism, Myth, and the State in Russia and Serbia by Veljko Vujačić Pdf

This book examines the role of Russian and Serbian nationalism in dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in 1991.

Author : Robert Kushen,Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1564320278

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Conflict in the Soviet Union by Robert Kushen,Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf

Author : Dr. Robert F. Baumann
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782899655

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Russian-Soviet Unconventional Wars in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition] by Dr. Robert F. Baumann Pdf

[Includes 12 maps and 4 tables] In recent years, the U.S. Army has paid increasing attention to the conduct of unconventional warfare. However, the base of historical experience available for study has been largely American and overwhelmingly Western. In Russian-Soviet Unconventional Wars in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, Dr. Robert F. Baumann makes a significant contribution to the expansion of that base with a well-researched analysis of four important episodes from the Russian-Soviet experience with unconventional wars. Primarily employing Russian sources, including important archival documents only recently declassified and made available to Western scholars, Dr. Baumann provides an insightful look at the Russian conquest of the Caucasian mountaineers (1801-59), the subjugation of Central Asia (1839-81), the reconquest of Central Asia by the Red Army (1918-33), and the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). The history of these wars—especially as it relates to the battle tactics, force structure, and strategy employed in them—offers important new perspectives on elements of continuity and change in combat over two centuries. This is the first study to provide an in-depth examination of the evolution of the Russian and Soviet unconventional experience on the predominantly Muslim southern periphery of the former empire. There, the Russians encountered fierce resistance by peoples whose cultures and views of war differed sharply from their own. Consequently, this Leavenworth Paper addresses not only issues germane to combat but to a wide spectrum of civic and propaganda operations as well.

Author : Norman Naimark,Silvio Pons,Sophie Quinn-Judge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1107133548

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The Cambridge History of Communism by Norman Naimark,Silvio Pons,Sophie Quinn-Judge Pdf

The second volume of The Cambridge History of Communism explores the rise of Communist states and movements after World War II. Leading experts analyze archival sources from formerly Communist states to re-examine the limits to Moscow's control of its satellites; the de-Stalinization of 1956; Communist reform movements; the rise and fall of the Sino-Soviet alliance; the growth of Communism in Asia, Africa and Latin America; and the effects of the Sino-Soviet split on world Communism. Chapters explore the cultures of Communism in the United States, Western Europe and China, and the conflicts engendered by nationalism and the continued need for support from Moscow. With the danger of a new Cold War developing between former and current Communist states and the West, this account of the roots, development and dissolution of the socialist bloc is essential reading.

Author : Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287169470

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Andrei Sakharov and Human Rights by Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights Pdf

Andrei Sakharov, Nobel Peace Prize winner and physicist, was a leading human rights activist in the Soviet Union, and one of the world's great thinkers. His principled messages contributed To The non-violent, revolutionary changes of 1989, and continue to influence work in favour of justice and human rights today. This book, containing selected human rights texts, Is published as part of a series of initiatives highlighting how acutely relevant his ideas remain in our time.