Synopsis for Caucasus class Thurs 2nd December

William Tyler
Dec 1, 2021
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Old Countries, New Problems

Gerontocracy in USSR

The end of The Soviet Union

Small Wars in The Caucasus to mid 1990s

It all kicks off in Georgia in 1989

Gamsakhurdia: A Life and a Death

Abkhasian-Georgian Conflicts from 1989

South Ossetia and further conflict

Azerbaijan and Armenian independence

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan 1988 onwards

Concluding Thoughts from Charles King

A new reference:

Crisis in The Caucasus ed Paul Rich

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