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Reviews and discusses Orest Subtelny, 'Ukraine, a history'; and Paul R. Magosci. 'A history of Ukraine'. (Original abstract - amended)

THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN BORDER QUESTION ALWAYS CONSISTED OF FAR MORE THAN SIMPLY A TERRITORIAL DISPUTE. IT INEVITABLY BECAME BOUND UP WITH QUESTIONS OF STATE AND NATION-BUILDING, THE CREATION OF NEW POST-SOVIET NATIONAL IDENTITIES, AND THE FORGING OF CIVIC NATIONS. THIS ARTICLE SURVEYS THE ROOTS OF THE UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN TERRITORIAL DISPUTE AND HOW HISTORY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO PLAY AS A MEANS TO ARGUE FOR THE "RIGHT" OF FIRST SETTLEMENT. IT THEN DISCUSSES ATTITUDES WITHIN UKRAINE TO ITS TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.

Der Tschetschenien-Krieg hat Rußlands Beziehungen sowohl zur islamischen Welt als auch zum Westen nachhaltig negativ beeinflußt, wie der Autor anhand einer regional differenzierten Studie nachweist. Dabei werden auch die Reaktionen der EU, der NATO und der OSZE einer näheren Betrachtung unterzogen. (BIOst-Mrk)

Discusses the legacies of external domination & totalitarianism on nation building in post-Soviet Ukraine. Nation building in Ukraine is placed in a historical context showing how many contemporary Ukrainian characteristics existed during earlier periods in other countries. Challenged is the view that language should be perceived as the key -- if not the only -- marker of national identity in Ukraine. Instead, other elements of national identity are explored to show how nation building is developing in Ukraine. Russian-speaking Ukrainians, therefore, should not be regarded as "disloyal" to Ukrainian independence & as supporters of pro-Russian separatism, a view often held in the academic community. 5 Tables. Adapted from the source document.

In dem Beitrag werden die geopolitischen, energiewirtschaftlichenund militärischen Folgen des Tschetschenien-Kriegs auf das "nahe Ausland" untersucht. Darüber hinaus werden die offiziellen undinoffiziellen Reaktionen in der Ukraine, Modawien, Belarus, dendrei baltischen Staaten, den zentralasiatischen Republiken und imTranskaukasus auf diesen bewaffneten Konflikt dargestellt. (BIOst-Mrk)

POST-SOVIET BELARUS SEEMS DETERMINED TO REVERT TO SOME OF THE WORST ASPECTS OF THE RECENTLY DEBUNKED SOVIET STATE. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE FAILURE OF POST-SOVIET TRANSFORMATION IN BELARUS USING THEORIES OF NATIONAL IDENTITY AND SULTANISM. IT SURVEYS NATIONAL IDENTITY, THE DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION AND PUBLIC OPINION AS BASES FOR WHAT THE AUTHORS VIEW AS A DEVELOPING BELARUSIAN VERSION OF SULTANISM. THE ARTICLE THEN ANALYZES THE SOURCES OF AUTHORITARIAN SULTANISM IN BELARUS AND ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT UPON DEMOCRATIC AND MARKET ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION.