Question
Describe signifant tensions and conflicts which occurred in the former Soviet republics. What are their results?
Solution
The significant tensions and conflicts which occurred are as given below:
(i) In Russia, two republics Chechnya and Dagestan had violent secessionist movements.
(ii) In central Asia, Tajikistan witnessed a civil war that went on for 10 years till 2001.
(iii) In Azerbaijan's province of Nagorno-Karabakh, some local Armenians want to secede and join Armenia.
(iv) In Georgia civil war broke out as the two provinces demanded independence.
(v) There are movements against the existing regimes in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia.
(vi) There are river disputes in the region.
Results: All these tensions and conflicts have led to instability, making life difficult for ordinary citizen.
