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| + | Columbia Press gives the following description of the book ''Cleft Countries: Regional Political Divisions and Cultures in Post-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Ukraine]] and [[Moldova]]'': | ||
| + | {{Cquote|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 [[Transnistria]] 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 regions, as well as the Orthodox Turkic-speaking Gagauz, consistently expressed pro-[[Russia]]n and pro-Communist political orientations. Which factors—historical legacies, religion, economy, ethnicity, or political leadership—could explain these divisions? Why was Ukraine able to avoid a violent break-up, in contrast to Moldova? This is the first book to offer a systematic and comparative analysis of the regional political divisions in post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova. The study examines voting behavior and political attitudes in two groups of regions: those which were under Russian, Ottoman, and Soviet rule; and those which were under Austro-Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Czechoslovak rule until World War I or World War II. This book attributes the regional political divisions to the differences in historical experience. This study helps us to better understand regional cleavages and conflicts, not only in Ukraine and Moldova, but also in other cleft countries.<ref>[https://cup.columbia.edu/book/cleft-countries/9783898215589 ''Cleft Countries: Regional Political Divisions and Cultures in Post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova''] by [[Ivan Katchanovski]]. Foreword by Francis Fukuyama; | ||
| + | ibidem Press</ref>}} | ||
| + | Cleft countries, first used by [[Samuel P. Huntington]] in ''[[Clash of Civilizations]]'', builds upon [[Arnold Toynbee]]'s, ''[[A Study of History]]'', Volume 9, ''Contacts between Civilizations in Space'', first published in 1954.<ref>https://www.pdfdrive.com/a-study-of-history-volume-9contacts-between-civilizations-in-space-e167881736.html</ref> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 06:41, October 23, 2024
On February 24 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine which was a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War which a war that began in 2014.
Before the invasion, Ukraine was a cleft country. A cleft country is a nation with a fairly large and distinct cultural groupings as to have separated (e.g., Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia), semi-separated (e.g., Sudan, Tanzania), or have a threat of separatism (e.g., Canada).[1]
The 2 main reasons why I don't believe that April 2022 was a pivotal moment in the future of global politics for decades to come
1. Cleft countries are powderkegs.
Columbia Press gives the following description of the book Cleft Countries: Regional Political Divisions and Cultures in Post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova:
| “ | 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 Transnistria 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 regions, as well as the Orthodox Turkic-speaking Gagauz, consistently expressed pro-Russian and pro-Communist political orientations. Which factors—historical legacies, religion, economy, ethnicity, or political leadership—could explain these divisions? Why was Ukraine able to avoid a violent break-up, in contrast to Moldova? This is the first book to offer a systematic and comparative analysis of the regional political divisions in post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova. The study examines voting behavior and political attitudes in two groups of regions: those which were under Russian, Ottoman, and Soviet rule; and those which were under Austro-Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Czechoslovak rule until World War I or World War II. This book attributes the regional political divisions to the differences in historical experience. This study helps us to better understand regional cleavages and conflicts, not only in Ukraine and Moldova, but also in other cleft countries.[2] | ” |
Cleft countries, first used by Samuel P. Huntington in Clash of Civilizations, builds upon Arnold Toynbee's, A Study of History, Volume 9, Contacts between Civilizations in Space, first published in 1954.[3]