Screen LibraryEthnic relations in post-Soviet Russia : Russians and non-Russians in the North Caucasus /
"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,...
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Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ;
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| Summary: |
"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"-- "By focusing on the 'everyday' and the local, this book presents an understanding of ethnic relations in post-Soviet Russia. It contributes to the construction of a record of history after the collapse of the USSR and the attempts of the Soviet government to eradicate ethno-nationalism. The book extends the application of literature on ethnic relations and political geography to include the post-Soviet North Caucasus, and it raises questions about sovereignty, territoriality, and nationalism, emphasizing the importance of both the rural and urban dimensions to interethnic relations in the post-Soviet space"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 177 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references(pages 151-174) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415833691 (hardback) : 0415833698 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | DK511 |
| CLC: | D751.262 |
| Call Number: | D751.262/F794 |
| Contents: | Glossary of Russian Terms -- Note on Transliteration -- Maps -- Ethnicity in Post-Soviet Russia -- The Post-Soviet North Caucasus -- Post-Soviet Population Change -- Ethnic Discrimination and Violence in Stavropol Kray -- Discourses of Demonisation : Chechens, Russians, and the Stavropol Riots of 2007 -- Contested Memorialisation : Understanding Ethnic Relations Through the Built Environment -- Performing Ethnic Relations : Regional Spectacles in Stavropol Kray. |