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The Politics of the Past in Dagestan: National Unity and Symbolic Revolt

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  • Victor Shnirelman

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Dagestan is inhabited by numerous ethnic communities with their own languages, cultures and histories. However, despite its ethnic and cultural diversity, the republic’s authorities have consistently sought to promote a unified concept of Dagestani identity. This policy has been challenged by local ethnic nationalists concerned about the future of their ethnic communities, which they saw as being endangered by assimilation and marginalisation. This struggle to secure political and social benefits began in the Soviet period and reached its height in the early 1990s. Resentment was particularly widespread among the Kumyks and Lezgins. Their dissatisfaction with the status quo resulted in a competition between inclusive (national) and exclusive (ethnic) approaches, which in turn manifested themselves in debates over historiography. This essay analyses the development and outcomes of this struggle from the 1950s through to the early 2000s, with an emphasis on the early 1990s.

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  • Victor Shnirelman, 2018. "The Politics of the Past in Dagestan: National Unity and Symbolic Revolt," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 70(6), pages 966-990, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:70:y:2018:i:6:p:966-990
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2018.1487681
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