CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Rosivack, Christina Lee |
|---|---|
| Title | The Republic that Cried Wolf: Russian Discourses on the Chechen Question in the Interwar Period (1996-1999) |
| Summary | This thesis will explore the period between the First and Second Chechen Wars (1996-1999). During this time, Chechnya and Russia were at a standstill, searching for a solution to the question of whether Chechnya would gain independence, and if not, how it would be reintegrated into the Russian Federation. This picture was complicated not only by Russia’s structurally complex system of asymmetric federalism, but also by the unique relationship between Moscow and Grozny. This analysis will show that at the outset of the interwar period, a variety of potential resolutions to the question of Chechnya’s federal status were available. Nonetheless, Russia opted for a more ad hoc approach, aiming to resolve Chechnya’s formal political status via smaller policy initiatives in the social and economic spheres. As these policies failed and conditions in the North Caucasus worsened, however, prospects for resolution decreased. Still, opinions on the Chechen question remained varied even to the end of the interwar period, despite growing pessimism on the matter. |
| Supervisor | Kovacs, Maria; Miller, Alexei |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/rosivack_christina.pdf |
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