Vnitropolitický vývoj Gagauzské republiky v letech 1991–1995 jako de-facto státu

• Authors: Horák Slovomír

Title variants

EN

The Domestic Political Development of the Gagauz Republic 1991– 1995 as a de facto state

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Gagauzia is among the exceptional cases of relatively well-resolved conflicts in the territory of the former Soviet Union. Most foreign researchers, however, have focused on the negotiations between Comrat and Kishinev, and often, the influence of the domestic situation itself within Gagauzia is overlooked, even though it contributed to a fair extent to the resolution of the problem. In the analysis of this aspect, it is possible to analyze the concept of the de facto state, because in its first phase developments in Gagauzia took on similar features as other conflicts in the Soviet, or post-Soviet area – establishment of its own government, escalation of demands for self-determination in areas ranging from cultural autonomy to political separatism, and the proclamation of an independent republic. Unlike other cases where a de facto state has arisen, however, for Gagauzia the achievement of this status represented the apex of its independent existence. Maintaining the independent republic has proven to be unfeasible, which is also due to a significant extent to internal conflicts within the Gagauzian elite as well as the failure to resolve the economic crisis in the region.

Keywords

EN

Moldova; Gagauzia; autonomy; de facto states; conflict; domestic politics

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovanský přehled: historická revue pro dějiny střední, východní a jihovýchodní Evropy (Slavonic Review: Review for Central, Eastern and Southeastern European history)
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 103
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 373-393

Contributors

author

Horák Slovomír

• Katedra ruských a východoevropských studií Institut mezinárodních studií Fakulty sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy U Kříže 661/8, 158 00 Praha; Czech republic