nationalism in the fallen soviet union the caucuses and slow moving russian nationalism
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Trouble in the Caucuses after 1991
Northern Caucuses stayed Russian Mountains provided
natural frontier for Russia
Southern Caucuses were free from Russian control
Why would Russia worry about owning the Northern Caucuses?
Chechnya: The Rebel
1994 – Chechnya declares independence from Russia Late 1994 – Russia invades but
Chechnya wins and is granted independence
1999 – Chechens try to influence Dagestan and Ingushetia Russia reinvades and wins this
time Chechnya is absorbed into Russia
Leads to insurgency situations by the Chechens
Beslan School and the Moscow Theater
Russian Intervention Speeds Up
2008 – Russia attacked the Southern Caucus state of Georgia
Today, Russia controls Abkazia and South Ossetia Not recognized by
the international community
Still an area of tensions in the world
Creeping Russian Expansion
Feb – Protestors overthrow pro-Russian Ukrainian president Yanukovick New gov’t is very
quickly established In response pro-
Russian and pro-Yanukovich areas vow not to recognize new gov’t in Kiev