Ethnic Relations in Post-Soviet Russia
Russians and Non-Russians in the North Caucasus
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Andrew Foxall | ISBN: | 9781317623526 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 3, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Foxall |
| ISBN: | 9781317623526 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 3, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
While the collapse of communism in Russia was relatively peaceful, ethnic relations have been deteriorating since then. This deterioration poses a threat to the functioning of the Russian state and is a major obstacle to its future development. Analysing ethnic relations in the North Caucasus, this book demonstrates how a myriad of processes that characterised post-Soviet transition, including demographic change, economic upheaval, geopolitical instability, and political re-structuring, have affected daily life for citizens. It raises important questions about ethnicity, identity, nationalism, sovereignty, and territoriality in the post-Soviet space.
While the collapse of communism in Russia was relatively peaceful, ethnic relations have been deteriorating since then. This deterioration poses a threat to the functioning of the Russian state and is a major obstacle to its future development. Analysing ethnic relations in the North Caucasus, this book demonstrates how a myriad of processes that characterised post-Soviet transition, including demographic change, economic upheaval, geopolitical instability, and political re-structuring, have affected daily life for citizens. It raises important questions about ethnicity, identity, nationalism, sovereignty, and territoriality in the post-Soviet space.
