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“The government is not for Estonia; it is only against Russia"
Kristina Kallas, an analyst at the Institute of Baltic Studies in Tallinn, said she has been struck by the attitudes of many young ethnic Russians, who act as if they had the stature of their forebears.“The memories and reflections are handed down to the next generation,” Ms. Kallas said. “Even when we speak about the second or third generation ( Read more... ) -
A new blog on nationalism
This is the blog of the Association for the Study of Nationalities, focusing on nationalism , ethnicity and national identity around the world.
In recent years, it might have seemed that nationalism and ethnic conflict is a phenomena of the 1990s. The headlines of the 2000s have been dominated by terrorism and other themes. It is of course no ( Read more... ) -
Preliminary Program: the Association for the Study of Nationalities 2010 Convention
140 PANELS ON THE BALKANS, CENTRAL EUROPE, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, THE CAUCASUS, EURASIA, TURKEY, AND NATIONALISM STUDIES
The final program of the ASN 2010 World Convention is attached. Updated versions will be posted at www.nationalities.org. The Convention, sponsored by the Harriman Institute, will be held at Columbia University, New York, on ( Read more... ) -
кыргызы, киргизы, дудуки и мырки: Кыргызстан - сердцем и разумом (ДН)
...Кого сами кыргызы демонстративно называют киргизами, или дудуками? - русскоязычных своих соплеменников, тех, кто учился в России, кто нетверд в родном языке. А те своих собратьев в ответ зовут мырками. Презрительно звучит и то, и другое - и это печально: одна из линий раскола общества проходит именно здесь....
«Дружба Народов» 2010, №1
Нация и мир
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Hungarian party campaigns for recognition of Scythian heritage
Linking Hungarians to Oriental origins has been a strand of Hungarian nationalism since the late 19th century. The idea is to stress the uniqueness of Hungarians and their difference from other Eastern European peoples. Yet the Scythican-Avaric references echo those of Russian Eurasianists, whose ideology tends to be that of Russia as a grand ( Read more... ) -
CFP: “Nations and States: On the Map and In the Mind” (Columbia, 15-17 April 2010)
Call for Papers
15th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
15-17 April 2010
“Nations and States: On the Map and In the Mind”
***Proposal deadline: 4 November 2009***
Contact information:
proposals must be submitted to:
darel@uottawa.ca and darelasn2010@gmail.com
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