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  • William Tyler
    • Dec 1, 2021
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Synopsis for Caucasus class Thurs 2nd December

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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