Federalism and regional discontent in post-Soviet Russia: The case of Yukutia/Sakha
The breakup of the USSR along ethno-federal lines prompted widespread speculation that the newly-independent Russian Federation would suffer a similar fate. This paper challenges this notion and discusses the probability that Russia will maintain its integrity. I have examined the history and nature...
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ftamuwashington:oai:auislandora.wrlc.org:thesesdissertations_5139 2023-05-15T18:45:02+02:00 Federalism and regional discontent in post-Soviet Russia: The case of Yukutia/Sakha Shapiro, Ellen. American University 1994 157 p. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1361688 http://hdl.handle.net/1961/thesesdissertations:5139 https://auislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/thesesdissertations%3A5139/datastream/TN/view/Federalism%20and%20regional%20discontent%20in%20post-Soviet%20Russia%3A%20The%20case%20of%20Yukutia/Sakha.jpg eng eng ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Masters Abstracts International thesesdissertations:5139 http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1361688 http://hdl.handle.net/1961/thesesdissertations:5139 https://auislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/thesesdissertations%3A5139/datastream/TN/view/Federalism%20and%20regional%20discontent%20in%20post-Soviet%20Russia%3A%20The%20case%20of%20Yukutia/Sakha.jpg Political science Text 1994 ftamuwashington 2022-04-09T18:58:53Z The breakup of the USSR along ethno-federal lines prompted widespread speculation that the newly-independent Russian Federation would suffer a similar fate. This paper challenges this notion and discusses the probability that Russia will maintain its integrity. I have examined the history and nature of Soviet federalism, as well as recent developments in Russian federalism. The case study of Russia-Sakha/Yakutia relations from colonization to 1993 indicates the position and intentions of Russian ethno-federal components. Federal relations in Russia have changed qualitatively since the Soviet era and constituent units have acquired significantly more autonomy. Regional separatism stems from economic discontent rather than ethnic differences and so political stability depends strongly on the success of economic decentralization. The evidence suggests that Russia is not in immediate danger of a USSR-like dissolution, despite the difficulty of the current political and economic transition. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 33-06, page: 1723. Chair: Boian Koulov. Thesis (M.A.)--American University, 1994. Text Yakutia AU Digital Research Archive (American University) Sakha |
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The breakup of the USSR along ethno-federal lines prompted widespread speculation that the newly-independent Russian Federation would suffer a similar fate. This paper challenges this notion and discusses the probability that Russia will maintain its integrity. I have examined the history and nature of Soviet federalism, as well as recent developments in Russian federalism. The case study of Russia-Sakha/Yakutia relations from colonization to 1993 indicates the position and intentions of Russian ethno-federal components. Federal relations in Russia have changed qualitatively since the Soviet era and constituent units have acquired significantly more autonomy. Regional separatism stems from economic discontent rather than ethnic differences and so political stability depends strongly on the success of economic decentralization. The evidence suggests that Russia is not in immediate danger of a USSR-like dissolution, despite the difficulty of the current political and economic transition. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 33-06, page: 1723. Chair: Boian Koulov. Thesis (M.A.)--American University, 1994. |
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