WOE: Moscow’s Russification Policies Lead Non-Russians To Cooperate
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posted by FerrasB on August, 2008 as Imperialism
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Window on Eurasia: Moscow’s Russification Policies Lead Non-Russians to Cooperate Paul Goble Vienna, August 4 – Moscow’s increasingly harsh assimilatory policies, welcomed by many ethnic Russians as a defense of their dominance, not only are angering members of non-Russian groups but leading various minority groups to cooperate in new ways, a development that has the potential to become a nightmare for the central authorities. That is because the central Russian government’s approach has been based on the principle of divide and rule, of setting one group against another, lest their coming together create a challenge beyond the capacity of the regime to respond without making the kind of concessions it does not want to make. And nowhere in the Russian Federation is that danger greater than in the Middle Volga, the region through which almost all of Moscow’s transportation and communication links to Siberia and the Far East pass and the ... >> full
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WOE: Moscow Plans To Set Up CIS Support Agency Modeled On USAID
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Window on Eurasia: Moscow Plans to Set Up CIS Support Agency Modeled on USAID Paul Goble Vienna, August 6 – The Russian foreign ministry is pushing for the creation of a special Agency for CIS Affairs to expand Moscow’s influence in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in much the same way that Washington uses USAID to promote American influence around the world. The new body, as described in Russian media reporting last week, would support “friendly” non-governmental organizations as well as provide financing to “educational, humanitarian and cultural programs” for Russian-language communities in these countries (www.nr2.ru/policy/189000.html). So far, the proposal is only “a working document,” according to NR2.ru, but most observers expect it to be approved this month because it is consistent with President Dmitry Medvedev’s May 12 directive on “Questions of the System and Structures of Federal Organs of Executive Power” which called for setting up such an agency ... >> full
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he Imperial War In The Caucasus!
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
The Imperial War In The Caucasus! The Caucasus Region had always been the center of attention for many colonial, imperial and greedy conquerors, subjugators, and vanquishers. Many imperial powers had always competed and fought against each others’ interests on the soil of the Caucasus; apparently the power-hungry authorities, dictators, and juntas, that always had the aspiration to seize other countries and regions for the desire of capturing the lands and territories of other nations, which automatically caused the misery in life of inhabitants and peoples due to the reality that destiny and fate of tens of nations would be affected for tens and hundreds of years. Extra ordinary situations and conditions, and war conflicts will not produce any good quality benefits; but on the contrary, they would produce more hate, pane, disasters and human suffering. Humanity necessitates that civilized society is to be run and managed by combinations of rules, regulations, policies and ... >> full
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WOE: Moscow Worried Georgian Events May Spark Ethnic Clashes Inside Russia
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Monday, August 11, 2008 Window on Eurasia: Moscow Worried Georgian Events May Spark Ethnic Clashes inside Russia Paul Goble Vienna, August 11 – The Russian government agency which oversees the media warned news outlets today not to allow their coverage of Georgian events to include anything likely to exacerbate ethnic or religious tensions, a clear indication that Moscow is worried that the war may spark new clashes between Russian and non-Russian groups within the Russian Federation. This morning, the Federal Service for Supervision of the Media and Mass Communications “in connection with the events in South Ossetia” called on Russian media to “observer the law and no allow the dissemination of materials” likely to spark ethnic or religious clashes (www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=25973). So far in the four-day-old conflict, there have been relatively few such clashes within the Russian Federation reported, and many of the organizations representing immigrant groups have gone out of their way either to openly ... >> full
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Caucasian Knot: Georgian Tanks And Infantry Invade Tskhinvali
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 9/8/2008 Georgian tanks and infantry invade Tskhinvali The infantry of Georgia has entered the capital of South Ossetia, and several Georgian tanks have broken through the defence line and also entered Tskhinvali. South Ossetian fighters show resistance to the invasion. The city is shelled. A spokesman from the Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia has informed the ITAR-TASS that South Ossetian regiments managed to destroy three tanks. According to the RIA "Novosti", which quotes Igor Alborov, Deputy Minister of Defence and Emergencies of South Ossetia, South Ossetian militaries have damaged more than ten Georgian tanks during their attack on Tskhinvali suburbs. Currently, Georgian tanks are also getting ready to attack the city from the southeast of Tskhinvali. The units of the 58th Russian Army take part in defending Tskhinvali and fighting for the villages located near the Transcaucasian Highway. Peacekeepers hold defence on one of the heights. One of the eyewitnesses of the ... >> full
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