Nationalism and Ethnic Conflicts in Transcaucasus. Causes an
Today, many people are informed about nationalism. It becomes an actual political topic for debates nowadays. But, few people got down to the core of nationalism, how it aroused and developed. Some scholars think that nationalism emerged when the first people appeared in the World. The others believe that Nationalism is a form of extreme patriotism and suggest some ways how to avoid it or consider it as a form of Zionism. However, recent researches show that Nationalism came up with the creation of nations and has been developing consequently. Generally, nationalism is a feeling among group of people related with blood, race, color and language which expresses their peculiarities and privileges over the other nations. But, what is the nation? The most notorious interpretation of the nation was given by Ernest Renan. He thinks that “a nation is a grand solidarity constituted by the sentiment of sacrifices which one has made and those that one is disposed to make again. It supposes a past, it renews itself especially in the present by a tangible deed: the approval, the desire, clearly expressed, to continue the communal life. The existence of a nation (pardon this metaphor!) is an everyday plebiscite; it is, like the very existen
What could be a possible solution for Karabakh conflict as a standpoint for other conflicts in this region? Today, the major role of solving regional conflicts in this region plays an Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) within Minsk working group, which includes also representatives from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Above mentioned sociological survey shows that 38, 1% of responders from both Armenia and Azerbaijan welcome efforts of OSCE in this region. They also support initiation of face – to – face meetings between Presidents of those countries. (41, 3% of responders). From the beginning of 18th century, Russian Empire had a major role in Transcaucasus region. Russians political interests toward this region were explained by growth of World Market and developing of World Capital Economy. Tsarist Russian Empire supplanted Persians from Yerevan and Nakhichevan and proclaimed a relative peace for local Armenians. At the same time Karabakh Khanate reunited with Russian Empire and memorandum of peace agreement between Russia and Persia was signed in 1813 in Gyulistan Village (present Shahumian region in Karabakh). As a result of that important agreement, all territories of Trancaucasus were passed under Russian control everlastingly. ce of the individual, a perpetual affirmation of life ... A great aggregation of men, with a healthy spirit and warmth of heart, creates a moral conscience which is called a nation” That is why nationalism is closely related with ethnicity and has been considered as an inseparable piece of the causes of Ethnical conflicts. During that time Georgia, located near the Black Sea region was influenced by Greek culture, Armenians by Byzantine Empire and later by Greeks, but Azerbaijan tribes were influenced by Persian culture. In Azerbaijan, Zoroastrian religion, invented by Persians, was replaced by Muslim as a result of Arabs intervention in seventh century. But only Turkic conquest in 11th century set up the primary base of present Azerbaijan nation, culture and art. So, at the end of 12th century five nations, Georgians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Abkhazians and Ossetians dominated in Transcaucasus. Historically, they ruled their certain fatherlands and were periodically oppressed by different powerful Empires.
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Ernest Renan,
Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian-Azerbaijan,
Village Shahumian,
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Copy Nations,
Autonomous Republic,
Karabakh Armenian--Artsakh,
Communist Manifesto,
Armenia Russia,
Urartu Kingdom,
conflicts region,
black sea,
black sea region,
ethnical conflicts,
20th century,
ethnic conflicts,
regional conflicts,
russian empire,
georgian â€,
armenia azerbaijan,
sea region,
armenia azerbaijan georgia,
western copy nations,
legal †political,
georgian †abkhazian,
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