CRISIS OF THE UNION OR OF THE UNION REPUBLICS?

IN THIS ARTICLE THE AUTHORS ARGUE THAT WHAT IS GENERALLY SEEN AS A CRISIS OF THE UNION IS, IN FACT, A CRISIS OF THE UNION REPUBLICS AS A SPECIFIC INSTITUTION OF THE SOVIET SYSTEM. THE ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANIAN CONFLICT IS DESCRIBED AS AN EXAMPLE. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE UPRISING OF ETHNIC GROUPS OF...

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Published in:Sociological perspectives 1990-01 (4), p.11-17
Main Authors: Guseinov, G, DRAGUNSKY, D, TSYBURSKY, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CONFLICT
POLITICAL PROTEST
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
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Summary:IN THIS ARTICLE THE AUTHORS ARGUE THAT WHAT IS GENERALLY SEEN AS A CRISIS OF THE UNION IS, IN FACT, A CRISIS OF THE UNION REPUBLICS AS A SPECIFIC INSTITUTION OF THE SOVIET SYSTEM. THE ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANIAN CONFLICT IS DESCRIBED AS AN EXAMPLE. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE UPRISING OF ETHNIC GROUPS OF THE UNION REPUBLICS AGAINST THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES AND THE SHARPENING OF THEIR CONFRONTATION WITH THEIR OWN MINORITIES IS ANALYZED. THE RELATION OF THE HISTORICAL RUSSIAN EMPIRE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION IS DISCUSSED.
ISSN:0731-1214