LEFTOVERS OF A DISSOLVED EMPIRE: ASSESSING THE POLITICAL STABILITY OF THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS OF KAZAKHSTAN, GEORGIA, AND THE UKRAINE

Date Issued:: 2017
Abstract/Description:: The intent of this thesis is to explore why when compared to the former Soviet Republics of Ukraine and Georgia there is a measure of stability in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has made it a priority to slowly build a sense of its own nationalism after decades of Soviet control. In over 20 years of independence it has only known violence for an 18-month period. The Republic of Kazakhstan has gone from the leftovers from a dissolved empire to a stable regional power. Kazakhstan's hegemony in Asia and peaceful ethnic-governmental relations has made it possible for Kazakhstan to have a multi-faceted foreign policy with Russia, China, and the United States and this paper will try to answer the question of how this has been possible.

Title:	LEFTOVERS OF A DISSOLVED EMPIRE: ASSESSING THE POLITICAL STABILITY OF THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS OF KAZAKHSTAN, GEORGIA, AND THE UKRAINE.	29 views 15 downloads
Name(s):	Davis, Taraleigh, Author Sadri, Houman, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource:	text
Date Issued:	2017
Publisher:	University of Central Florida
Language(s):	English
Abstract/Description:	The intent of this thesis is to explore why when compared to the former Soviet Republics of Ukraine and Georgia there is a measure of stability in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has made it a priority to slowly build a sense of its own nationalism after decades of Soviet control. In over 20 years of independence it has only known violence for an 18-month period. The Republic of Kazakhstan has gone from the leftovers from a dissolved empire to a stable regional power. Kazakhstan's hegemony in Asia and peaceful ethnic-governmental relations has made it possible for Kazakhstan to have a multi-faceted foreign policy with Russia, China, and the United States and this paper will try to answer the question of how this has been possible.
Identifier:	CFH2000272 (IID), ucf:45891 (fedora)
Note(s):	2017-05-01 B.A. College of Sciences, Political Science Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s):	Soviet Union Kazakhstan Central Asia Georgia Ukraine
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000272
Restrictions on Access:	public
Host Institution:	UCF

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