National Conflicts in North Caucasus: Origins and Resolution
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2024-13-7-486-504
Abstract
This article examines the causes and consequences of national conflicts in the North Caucasus. It addresses issues related to the sources of ethnic conflicts in contemporary times. The significance of the North Caucasus as a bridge connecting north to south and west to east is emphasized, highlighting its immense importance for the Russian Federation. From a geostrategic perspective, this region serves as a gateway to Central Asia while also providing access to Western markets. The paper pays particular attention to events that have transpired since the late 1980s in the Caucasus, where some of the most acute ethnopolitical conflicts and wars have occurred. Six out of eight armed ethnopolitical civil conflicts in the post-Soviet space unfolded in this region. The article raises the issue that, as a result of these events, the Caucasian region has become a battleground for separatist organizations within the post-Soviet context. Armed conflicts have led to numerous human casualties, material losses, economic downturns, and other tragedies. Based on the materials studied, it is concluded that ethnic conflicts are diverse in their manifestations. The conditions for the politicization of ethnic conflicts in the North Caucasus are also explored.
About the Author
M. S. Sevinj
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Sevinj M. Seyidova - Doctor of History, Associate Professor, Department of General History and History Teaching Technologies
Baku
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For citations:
Sevinj M.S. National Conflicts in North Caucasus: Origins and Resolution. Nauchnyi dialog. 2024;13(7):486-504. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2024-13-7-486-504
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