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Dawns in Abkhazia are still quiet: the forgotten roots of a post-Soviet frozen conflict [PDF]

, 2022
This article re-evaluates Abkhazia\u27s frozen conflict in light of the region\u27s shared history with the Soviet Union. The article\u27s primary purpose is to re-examine the role of politicized identities in the emergence and maintenance of frozen ...
CHELARU, Valeria
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Overcoming Subaltern Silences: The Forgotten Buryat Soldiers of the Korean War

The Russian Review, Volume 84, Issue 3, Page 422-442, July 2025.
Abstract This article reassesses Soviet warfare practices by examining the use of non‐Slavic soldiers from Siberian ethnic minorities during the Korean War (1950–53). These soldiers, including Koreans, Buryats, Sakha Yakuts, and Tuvans, were deployed by the Soviet military in an elaborate deception scheme aimed at reinforcing Chinese units fighting on ...
Sayana Namsaraeva, Vitaly Tsytsykov
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COMBAT OPERATIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF ABKHAZIA DURING THE BATTLE FOR THE CAUCASUS OF 1942-1943 MARUCH DIRECTION. I STAGE

Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The article touches upon the preconditions, general course and the outcome of the first stage of combat operations in Maruch direction during the battle for the Caucasus of 1942-1943, the composition and the size of Soviet and German forces as well as ...
N. I. Medvenskiy
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Hope and Distress: A Cross‐Country Study Amid the Russian‐Ukrainian War

Stress and Health, Volume 41, Issue 2, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Conflict deeply affects human experiences, frequently testing individual resilience to its breaking point and leaving enduring psychological and societal wounds. The current conflict in Ukraine, initiated by Russia's invasion in 2022, illustrates this phenomenon by altering regional relationships and triggering a major humanitarian crisis ...
Simon Esbit, Arielle Kaim, Shaul Kimhi, Dalia Bankauskaite, Maria Baran, Tomasz Baran, Anatolie Cosciug, Yohannan Eshel, Salome Dumbadze, Manana Gabashvili, George Jiglau, Krzysztof Kaniasty, Alice Koubova, Hadas Maricano, Renata Matkeviciene, Marius Matichescu, Mykola Nazarov, Dmitri Teperik, Nino Kochiashvili, Bruria Adini   +19 more
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Cenozoic Ampelopsis and Nekemias leaves (Vitaceae, Ampelopsideae) from Eurasia: Paleobiogeographic and paleoclimatic implications

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 379-400, March 2025.
Synthesis of the paleobiogeographical history of Ampelopsideae from Eurasia. Nekemias mucronata sp. nov. (A); Ampelopsis hibschii (B). The results indicate that both species were already present in Eurasia during the late Eocene and later, during Oligocene times, dispersed across Eurasia. The last population of N.
Aixa Tosal, Alba Vicente, Thomas Denk
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Networks of persistence: A new framework for protracted displacement from a Georgian lens

International Migration, Volume 62, Issue 6, Page 211-233, December 2024.
Abstract Millions of internally displaced people are living in their own countries in a temporary status called ‘protracted displacement’, a term not without its debates. We use a social network analysis database to assess how social interactions and demographic characteristics, including the relative location of resettlement, may contribute to IDP ...
Jared R. Dmello, Beth Mitchneck
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Temporary trade regulations amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine

Global Policy, Volume 15, Issue S7, Page 8-20, November 2024.
Abstract This article consists of a detailed survey of the trade regulations adopted during the COVID‐19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine. It analyses how trade policymakers have responded to unforeseen geopolitical events and how their responses and the scope of these measures have differed depending on the nature of the event.
Mampiandra Antonia Ngavozafy, Maria C. Latorre   +1 more
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The Rise of De Facto State’s Foreign Policy Identity: From Self-Proclamation to International Legal Subjectivity. The Case of Abkhazia

Международная аналитика
The article focuses on the foreign policy identity of the de facto state, citing Abkhazia, which gained partial recognition from Russia and a number of other states, as an example. Using comparative analysis of the Abkhazian Intellectuals’ Adresses (1977
A. V. Pavlova
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THE EURASIAN REGION IN THE AREA OF RUSSO-TURKISH RIVALRY [PDF]

Trames
This study investigates the complexities and nuances of Russian-Turkish relations throughout the past century, particularly in the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Grigor Arshakyan, Suren Avetisyan, Grigor Vardanyan   +2 more
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At Any Cost: How Ukrainians Think about Self‐Defense Against Russia

American Journal of Political Science, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 1460-1478, October 2024.
Abstract How do populations facing external aggression view the costs and benefits of self‐defense? In Western countries, war support has been shown to follow cost–benefit calculations, resembling the moral principle of proportionality. A categorical position, in contrast, means supporting self‐defense regardless of the costs.
Janina Dill, Marnie Howlett, Carl Müller‐Crepon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source