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Presidential Elections in the Republic of South Ossetia
The article examines the course of the 2022 presidential election campaign in the Republic of South Ossetia. The course of the campaign itself is described, portraits of the main candidates for the presidency are given. Separately, the reasons for the loss of the current president Anatoly Bibilov and the victory of Alan Gagloev are analyzed.
V. Mukhanov, V. Novikov
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The Financial Basis of Economic Stability of the Republic of South Ossetia
The features of the formation of the revenue side of the state budget of the Republic of South Ossetia are considered. The main items of expenditure of the republic, which is in a difficult economic situation, as a partially recognized state by the world community, have been revealed.
K. N. Savin +2 more
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Abstract Populations and infrastructure in high mountain regions are exposed to a wide range of natural hazards, the frequency, magnitude, and location of which are extremely sensitive to climate change. In cases where several hazards can occur simultaneously or where the occurrence of one event will change the disposition of another, assessments need ...
Peter Mani +6 more
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Why Fight? The Combatant Careers of the Anti‐Kyiv Fighters in the Donbas War1
Based on original qualitative data on the mobilization of anti‐Kyiv combatants during the war in eastern Ukraine (started in 2014), this article suggests an approach for understanding the spontaneous mobilization of nonstate armed groups during contemporary military conflicts.
Natalia Savelyeva, Svetlana Erpyleva
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Touches upon the foreign economic interactions of the partially recognized states - the Republic of South Ossetia. The development of states that have arisen, as a rule, as a result of armed conflicts, and are designated in world practice through ...
Svetlana V. Doroshenko +1 more
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Syncretism of the New Year’s Greetings Genre: Bilingual Ranking and Strategic Intentions [PDF]
The article covers issues related to the New Year’s addresses of Vyacheslav Zelimkhanovich Bitarov, the head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, and the Anatoly Ilyich Bibilov, President of the Republic of South Ossetia.
Tatyana Yu. Tameryan +1 more
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A counterexample to secularization theory? Assessing the Georgian religious revival
Abstract Secularization theory allows for transitory religious revivals under certain conditions, such as extreme societal crises or state weakness. The country of Georgia has witnessed the largest religious revival of Orthodox countries and one of the most striking religious resurgences worldwide.
Jörg Stolz +3 more
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Turkic elements in the toponymy of South Ossetia
In this paper, the Turkic elements in the toponymy of South Ossetia were analyzed. Most of these elements have never been previously studied. A brief survey of the history of the study of Turkisms in the toponymy of the region was performed.
Yu.A. Dzitstsojty
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The War in Ukraine: Risks and Opportunities For the ‘Post‐Soviet South’
Abstract The invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves through the South Caucasus and Central Asia, subjecting the eight countries of the post‐Soviet area to economic, political, and social challenges. Refusing to support Russia in circumventing sanctions or taking a stand against the invasion could expose these countries to retaliatory measures.
Emil A. Souleimanov, Yury Fedorov
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External Contestations of Europe: Russia and Turkey as Normative Challengers?*
Abstract This article aims to explore how Russia and Turkey contest the EU's actorness in their shared neighbourhoods and beyond. By adopting the theoretical lens that exerting actorness requires justification and by conceptualizing contestation as an inherently relational and discursive process, it utilizes qualitative content analysis to trace the ...
Senem Aydın‐Düzgit +1 more
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