The North and South Caucasus and Russia under Putin

Problems and Challenges

Author(s): Sergei Markedonov
Editor(s): Jeronim Perovic, Robert Orttung, Matthias Neumann, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 36
Pages: 21-24
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2008

It is hard to exaggerate the significance of the Caucasus during Vladimir Putin's presidency. Both the South and North Caucasus during the last eight years have frequently been important symbols for Putin personally and for the ideology and political practice of the Russian state. The Caucasus has had a powerful impact on Russian politics, while Russia's role in both parts of the region has changed dramatically.

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