CONTESTED TERRITORY: Border Disputes at the Edge of the Former Soviet Empire

ISBN-13: 9781852789497 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 288 str.

Tuomas Forsberg

Opis

This text offers detailed discussion and comparative analysis of the potential border disputes stemming from the expansion of the former Soviet Union at the end of World War II. It is a time of great upheaval for the former Soviet Union when territorial issues are re-emeerging on the the agendas of neighbouring governments. The authors offer explanations for the rise of border disputes which emphasize the normative dimension rather than power politics. They also show how annexed border regions with their own distinct histories have developed regional identities within the former Soviet Union. This book's extensive coverage includes detailed analysis on territorial disputes concerning Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, Carpatho-Ukraine, Eastern Poland, East Prussia, Abrene, the East of Narva and Petserimaa, Karelia and the Kurile Islands.