Kontinuitat Und Wandel in Der Russischen Politik Gegenuber Aserbaidschan - Rauf Dschafarow - Books - V&r Unipress - 9783847100799 - December 11, 2013
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Kontinuitat Und Wandel in Der Russischen Politik Gegenuber Aserbaidschan


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English summary: For just under 200 years, Azerbaijan was part of a Russian-dominated power structure: first the Tsarist empire, then the Soviet Union, the core of which is today's Russia. During this time, the country succeeded in achieving independence from Russia only twice - after the fall of the Tsarist empire (1917) and of the Soviet Union (1991). The present study is limited to a comparative analysis of these two periods, as their observation and examination reveals surprising similarities and continuities. In both cases, both actors had undergone drastic changes. Russia had to come to terms with the loss of its imperial status, and in this way Azerbaijan gained independence from the Russian metropolis. It emerged that despite the loss of its imperial supremacy, Russia perceived the whole Caucasus as its "back yard", and continued to act like a supreme power. Azerbaijan, on the other hand, saw itself as an independent country and tried to maintain its independence from Russia at all costs. Against this background, the study aims firstly to identify the driving forces, elements, manifestations and instruments of Russia's Azerbaijan policy in both phases, and secondly to retrospectively analyse continuities and traditions in this policy in order to demonstrate potential developments in the future. German description: Aserbaidschan war knapp zweihundert Jahre lang Bestandteil eines russisch dominierten Machtgefuges. In diesem Zeitraum gelang es dem Land nur zwei Mal, unabhangig von Russland zu werden: jeweils nach dem Zerfall des Zarenreiches (1917) und dem der Sowjetunion (1991). Diese Untersuchung legt uberraschende Ahnlichkeiten und Kontinuitaten in beiden Phasen offen. In beiden Fallen hatten die Akteure tiefe Einschnitte hinter sich. Russland musste sich mit dem Verlust seines imperialen Status abfinden, und Aserbaidschan gewann dadurch seine Unabhangigkeit von Russland. Dennoch sah Russland den Kaukasus als seinen Hinterhof an. Aserbaidschan hingegen verstand sich als ein unabhangiges Land. Der Autor arbeitet die Triebkrafte, Elemente, Erscheinungsformen und Instrumente der Aserbaidschanpolitik Russlands heraus. Er analysiert Kontinuitaten und Traditionslinien dieser Politik, auch um aufzuzeigen, mit welchen Entwicklungen in Zukunft zu rechnen ist.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 11, 2013
ISBN13 9783847100799
Publishers V&r Unipress
Pages 260
Dimensions 165 × 238 × 25 mm   ·   655 g   (Weight (estimated))
Language German  

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