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Cleft countries : regional political divisions and cultures in post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova / Ivan Katchanovski ; with a foreword by Francis Fukuyama

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Katchanovski, Ivan
Additional Titles
Regional political divisions and cultures in post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova
Published
Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, 2006.
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1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations, maps
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List of Tables, Figures and Pictures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Cleft countries: A theoretical and comparative framework; 2.1 Theoretical framework; 2.2 Historical legacies and regional divisions in a comparative framework; 3 Regional political divisions in post-Communist Ukraine and Moldova; 3.1 Party vote; 3.2 Presidential elections; 3.3 Separatism in Transdniestria; 3.4 Separatism in Gagauzia (Gagauz Yeri); 3.5 Separatism in Crimea; 3.6 Separatism in Donbas and neighboring regions; 3.7 Referendums: Regional patterns., 3.8 Surveys of public opinion: regional patterns3.9 Attitudes towards privatization and market reform; 4 Evolution of regional political cultures in Ukraine and Moldova; 4.1 Historical legacies of the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; 4.2 Historical experience of Ukrainian and Moldovan regions in the Soviet Union and East-Central European countries during the period between the two world wars; 4.3 Post-war Soviet legacy in Ukrainian and Moldovan regions; 4.4 Religion and historical legacies in Ukraine and Moldova; 5 Culture, ethnicity, economy, and political leadership., and 5.1 Ethnicity and language5.2 Economic factors; 5.3 Political leadership factors; 5.4 Comparison of regional culture with other factors; 6 Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
During the ""Orange Revolution"" in Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe came close to a violent break-up similar to that in neighboring Moldova, which witnessed a violent secession of the Transdniestria region. Numerous elections, including the hotly contested 2004 presidential elections in Ukraine, and surveys of public opinion showed significant regional divisions in these post-Soviet countries. Western parts of Ukraine and Moldova, as well as the Muslim Crimean Tatars, were vocal supporters of independence, nationalist, and pro-Western parties and politicians. In contrast, Eastern
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9783838255583 (electronic bk.)
3838255585 (electronic bk.)
389821558X
9783898215589
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-272) and index.
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