Fighting for Self-Determination, Participation and Control: Statebuilding and the Role of Historical Memories in Chechnya (1986 2023)
English
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 books eleven contributions are divided into five sub-periods and are illustrated by a rich selection of primary materials..
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