Ethnicity

when he soviet union existed its 15 republics were based on

15 largest ethnicities

Moldovans comprise

78 percent of the population of Moldova

Ukrainians comprise

78 percent of the population of Ukraine

Belarusians comprise

81 percent of the population of Belarus

in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan the leading ethnic group has an overwhelming majority

85 percent Turkmen and 80 percent Uzbek

important ethnicities include

Abkhazians,Chechens, Ingush and Ossetians

three Caucasus

Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia

good example of nation-state have been carved out of the

Baltic, European and some Central Asian state

new European nation-states

Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine

three European

Belarus,Moldova and UKRAINE

particularly troublesome for the Russians are the

Chechens a group of Sunni Muslims who speak a Caucasian language and practice distinctive social customs

there are no perfect nation- state

Denmark is a fairly good example of a nation state

three Baltic

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

new Baltic nation-state

Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania are known as the Baltic state for their location on the Baltic sea

Five central Asian

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

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Russia

nationalism promotes

a sense of national consciousness that exalts one nation above all other and emphasizes its culture and interest as opposed to those of other.

most nation -states find that the best way to achieve citizen support is to

emphasize shared attitudes that unify the people

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ethnic groups may live in particular neighborhoods within cities

within a country clustering of ethnicities can occur on two scales

ethnic groups may live in particular regions of the country

in some multinational state

ethnicities all contribute cultural features to the formation of a single nationality

nation-state in Europe

ethnicities were transformed into nationalities throughout Europe during the nineteenth century

Independence movements are

flourishing because Russia is less willing to suppress those movements forcibly than the Soviet union had once been

nationality

identifies citizens of the united state of America including those born in the country and those who immigrated and become citizens

ethnicity

identifies groups with distinct ancestry and cultural traditions, such as African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Chinese Americans

politicians and governments try to

instill loyalty through nationalism

ethnicity

is a source of pride to people a link to the experiences of ancestors and to cultural tradition

multinational state

is a state that contains more than one ethnicity

nation-state

is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed in nationality

centripetal force

is an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state

nationality

is identity with a group of people who share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country

ethnicity

is identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth

self-determination

is the concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves

nationalism

loyalty and devotion to a nationality

Russia officially recognizes the existence of 39 nationalities

many of which are eager for independence

a multinational state known as multinational state

multinational state

the soviet union was an especially prominent example of a

multinational state until it collapse in the early 1990s

Lithuania most closely fits the definition of a

nation-state because ethnic Lithuanians comprise 85 percent of its population

overall 20 percent of the country's population is

non-Russian

Russia

now the largest multinational state

example the united state which has

numerous ethnic groups all of whom consider themselves as belonging to the American nationality

both are Muslims who

speak an Altaic language

together the five provide an important reminder

that multinational state can be more peaceful than nation-states

new central Asian states

the five state in central Asia display varying degrees of conformance to the principles of a nation state

a nationality once established must hold

the loyalty of its citizens to survive

Denmark is a fairly good example of a nation state because

the territory occupied by the Danish ethnicity closely corresponds to the state of Denmark

it breakup into 15 independent state

those 15 newly independent state consist of five groups

one example of a multinational state is the

united kingdom which contains four main nationalities England,Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland

Russia ethnicities are clustered in two principal locations

along the borders with neighboring state including Buryate, Tuviniam , Chechens , Dagestani , Kabardins and Ossetians

the ethnic group to which one belongs has important measurement difference such as

average income, life expectancy and infant mortality rate

other ethnicities are clustered in the

center of Russia, especially between the Volga river basin and the Ural mountains

nationalism is an important example of a

centripetal force

multinational state

contain two ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nation-alities

multinational state

contain two or more nationalities with traditions of self-determination

ethnic groups have been transformed into nationalities because

desire for self-rule is a very important shared attitude for many of them