Day: October 9, 2018
KBR Clash in September Continues to Cast Dark Shadow on the Caucasus
Monday, October 8, 2018
KBR Clash in September Continues to Cast Dark Shadow on the Caucasus
Paul Goble
Staunton, October 8 – The September 19 clashes between Kabards and Balkars over the commemoration of a battle three centuries ago appear to have had led to the deaths of two residents of the KBR, a development that likely would be attracting far more attention were it not for the events in Ingushetia. Read more
Russia hasn’t Formed a Modern Civic Nation but Rather an Imperial Russian One, Portnikov Says
Monday, October 8, 2018
Russia hasn’t Formed a Modern Civic Nation but Rather an Imperial Russian One, Portnikov Says
Paul Goble
Staunton, October 8 – There are three reasons why the Russian Federation is unlikely to fall apart in the near future, Ukrainian political analyst Vitaly Portnikov says. First among them is that while Russia hasn’t been able to establish a contemporary political nation, it has created “a certain imperial Russian nation which is the basis of the Kremlin’s ‘Russian world.’” Read more