Impact of Nationalist Resurgence Flashcards
Brezhnev’s policies
Trust in cadres allowed political elites to consolidate their power in non Russian republics
Each republic had the right to introduce education in their own language
New universities to educate non Russian Soviets
Impact of Brezhnev’s policies
Increased tolerance of nationalism played a role in emergence of anti Soviet nationalism in Gorby’s time
Impact of Glasnost: stalin
Exposed the ways that Stalin had persecuted non Russians e.g. manmade famine in Ukraine in 30s
Impact of Glasnost: SoL
Allowed non Russians to see how bad their SoL was in comparison to the West when previously they were fine with it
Impact of glasnost: publication
Allowed nationalists to publish material demanding greater autonomy
Sinatra Doctrine
A rejection of the Brezhnev doctrine so Gorby renounced the USSR’s rights to intervene in other socialist countries
Impact of sinatra doctrine on E. Europe and the USSR. Give examples
Fall of communism in E. Europe.
In Poland and Hungray, new leaders won democratic elections
Nationalists in the republics hoped to regain independence
Tblisi massacre?
Impact on nationalists?
Impact on military?
Georgia- Soviet troops kill 19 nationalists protesting against the rights of an Abkhazian minority.
Outraged all nationalists who feared the gov would use force.
Military officers scapegoated by gov which made them unwilling to use force which meant that it lost military support
Karabakh region, Azerbaijan 1988
Impact?
Crisis because Armenians living here wanted to unite with Armenia.
Gorby imposed direct rule on karabkh which resulted massacres and mass migration of Armenians
Both sides denounce USSR’s corruption
What did Article 6 do?
Removed the Communist party’s monopoly over the government
Multicandiate elections
All candidates had to be from the communist party but candidates that won had more legitimacy
