Interdisciplinary Studies on Central and Eastern Europe Fighting for Self Determination, Participation Control

The book traces the problems of state collapse and statebuilding, radicalisation and conflict in post-Soviet Chechnya, with a special focus on the controversial use of history and historical memory in these processes.The time frame covers the period from the onset of civic mobilisation during Perestroika (1986) to the Russian-Ukrainian war (2023). This edited volume traces the tragic history of state collapse and statebuilding, radicalisation and conflict in Chechnya, focusing on the contested and contesting role of historical memory. The time frame covered ranges from the beginning of civil mobilisation during Perestroika in the mid-1980s to the period of increasing authoritarianism, repression and militarisation in the run-up to the Russian-Ukrainian war in the early 2020s. The book’s eleven contributions are divided into five sub-periods and are illustrated by a rich selection of primary materials..

Pages: 438, Edition: New, Hardcover, Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers