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
