Features of Socio-Political Processes in Abkhazia (Abkhaz ASSR) in the 1930–1940s
https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2024-4-1(11)-158-172
Abstract
The article examines Stalin’s repressions in Abkhazia in the 1930s and 1940s. The author revealed the specifics of socio-political processes that took place under the influence of Stalinism. As a result of the study, the main directions of Stalin’s repressive policies in Abkhazia were identified. Attempts to destroy the political and cultural elite, infringe on the rights of Abkhazians and other peoples living in Abkhazia are described in detail. Official data on the forced change of the ethnic composition of the population and the persecution of representatives of the political elite are provided, as well as the conditions of Georgian-Abkhazian interaction during this period are analyzed. The author drew a conclusion about the tragic impact of Stalin’s repressions on the development of the Abkhazian statehood, the preservation of national identity, as well as the construction of Georgian-Abkhazian relations.
The article was prepared according to the International Academic Mobility Program, organized by the National Research Institute of the Communications Development (Moscow) for young scientists from foreign countries.
About the Author
K. D. Kobakhia
Independent researcher
Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Kama D. KOBAKHIYA
1, st. Universitetskaya, Sukhum, 384904
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Kobakhia K.D. Features of Socio-Political Processes in Abkhazia (Abkhaz ASSR) in the 1930–1940s. Russia & World: Sc. Dialogue. 2024;(1):158-172. https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2024-4-1(11)-158-172
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