List/Grid Tag Archives: Zviad Gamsakhurdia

David S. Siroky and David Aphrasidze – Guns, Roses and Democratization: Huntington’s Secret Admirer in the Caucasus
Georgia is the most democratic country in the Caucasus, but arguably its democratization has also been riddled by Huntingtonian developmental crises, resulting in ethnic conflicts and civil wars. Authors argue that variation in the type…

Ghia Nodia – Causes and Visions of Conflict in Abkhazia
This paper analyzes the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict from the perspective of four major players (the Georgians, the Abkhaz, the Russians, and the West). It also explains the formation of the Georgian and Abkhaz…

David Darchiashvili – Georgia – The Search for State Security
The paper outlines the nature of contemporary national security dilemmas for post-Soviet Georgia. It examines Georgia’s present security threats, as well as its current relationships with Russia and the other…

Darrell Slider – The Politics of Georgia’s Independence
A comprehensive analysis of consequential events leading to Georgia’s independence and problematic issues facing the early republic. Slider, D. (1991). The politics of Georgia’s independence. Problems of Communism, 40(6), 63-79. Download

Paul Crego – Religion and Nationalism in Georgia
The paper describes the process of arrival of an explicit Christian agenda in the politics of Georgia during the dissident period of Zviad Gamsakhurdia and its possible effects on the…