Power dynamics in Russian-Tatarstani relations: A case study

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dc.contributor.authorDavison, Jennifer-Anne
dc.contributor.supervisorYekelchyk, Serhy
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-29T19:54:37Z
dc.date.available2008-04-29T19:54:37Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008-04-29T19:54:37Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Germanic and Russian Studies
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Germanic and Slavic Studies
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the context of nationalism and sovereignty studies emerging since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this thesis provides an economic, rather than political, perspective of Tatarstan’s success in negotiating sovereignty claims with Russia, arguing that what lay behind Tatarstan’s demands for extensive political and economic rights was not mass nationalist mobilization, but the desire for control over natural resources by the Tatarstani elite dominated by former Soviet functionaries of indigenous nationality. In addition, this paper examines the importance of continuity among the local political elites, contrasting Tatarstan’s approach with that of Chechnya’s uncompromising separatist drive and the resulting years of civil conflict. Finally, the most recent page in the history of Russian-Tatarstani relations, the gradual reduction of the republic’s autonomy in connection with President Putin’s centralizing reforms, confirms my principal argument that control over resources is more important to the Tatarstani elites than political power as such.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/913
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectRussiaen_US
dc.subjectPower Dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectTatarstanen_US
dc.subjectTatarstanien_US
dc.subjectTataren_US
dc.subjectRussian Federationen_US
dc.subjectOilen_US
dc.subjectSovereigntyen_US
dc.subjectChechnyaen_US
dc.subjectNationalismen_US
dc.subjectSoviet Unionen_US
dc.subjectAutonomous Republicen_US
dc.subjectEliteen_US
dc.subjectAutonomyen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.titlePower dynamics in Russian-Tatarstani relations: A case studyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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