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Russia’s role in the official peace process in South Ossetia
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2014 The aim of this article is to analyse the role of Russia in the transformation of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and analyse this important period in the history of the Caucasus, where Georgia and its secessionist region of South Ossetia have been trying
Tomáš Hoch +2 more
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Lepidoptera of South Ossetia (Northern Transcaucasia). Part VI. Family Geometridae Leach, 1815
Acta Biologica SibiricaHere we provide the faunal list of 121 species from five subfamily of geometrid moths collected in South Ossetia. A total of 120 species are being reported for the first time in this territory.
Artem E. Naydenov +3 more
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Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 61, Issue 4, December 2023., 2023 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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South Ossetia: Irredentism and Identity
Vestnik Povolzhskogo instituta upravleniya, 2021 Problems of the South Ossetian national movement and the correlation of its irredentist essence with the processes of self-identification of South Ossetians are considered. The current state of South Ossetian identity is analyzed and shortand medium-term forecasts of its changes are offered.
K.G. Dzugaev, K.S. Mokin
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Why Fight? The Combatant Careers of the Anti‐Kyiv Fighters in the Donbas War1
Sociological Forum, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 1220-1244, December 2023., 2023 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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A counterexample to secularization theory? Assessing the Georgian religious revival
The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 581-597, September 2023., 2023 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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The War in Ukraine: Risks and Opportunities For the ‘Post‐Soviet South’
Middle East Policy, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 95-106, Autumn (Fall) 2023., 2023 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?*
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 60, Issue 6, Page 1815-1831, November 2022., 2022 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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On the authorship of the essay on P. J. Rennenkampf’s military expedition to South Ossetia
Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2022 The article deals with the problem of authorship of one of the first essays on Ossetia and Ossetians that appeared in the periodical press of the Caucasus.
B. B. Bitsoti
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Boreas, Volume 51, Issue 4, Page 810-823, October 2022., 2022 Cementum and dentine increment analysis was used for the first time to study the remains of cave bears from European Russia, the Urals and the Caucasus. This study analysed 12 canines belonging to 12 different individuals (five males and seven females) from genetically different lineages of cave bears.
Natalya E. Prilepskaya +2 more
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