RUSSIA: Cultural Conflicts

Read the following for an overview: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/russia/republic.html

Then examine these maps and read the following websites on individual conflicts in the Caucasus region [ruregs] [rucaucl] [rutrncau] [ruchech] [rurelig]:

Chechnya

• Background: aa092099.htm and keyfactschechnya.htm
• see textbook

Armenia/Azerbaijan

• http://www.jmk.su.se/global99/conflicts/middleeast/index.htm
• see textbok

Georgia

• georgia2.htm
• http://www.jmk.su.se/global99/conflicts/europe/index.htm
• see textbook