Responses to the Challenges of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Moldova’s Russian-Speaking Cities
Much of the academic discussion surrounding experiences of minorities during the collapse of Soviet power in Moldova centres around Transnistria and Gagauzia. However, a significant portion of Moldova’s Russian-speaking population lived outside these regions. There is yet to be a study that address...
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| description | Much of the academic discussion surrounding experiences of minorities during the collapse of Soviet power in Moldova centres around Transnistria and Gagauzia. However, a significant portion of Moldova’s Russian-speaking
population lived outside these regions. There is yet to be a study that addresses how Russian speakers from outside Transnistria and Gagauzia responded to the challenges of perestroika. This article 1 shows that the Russian-speakers in three towns, Bălți, Ocnița and Basarabeasca, held similar opinions to those in Transnistria and Gagauzia. However, I argue that conflict was avoided in Bălți, Ocnița, and Basarabeasca due to proactive measures taken by local elites, who worked hard to placate citizens in their respective towns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-677719c84199463a9e070bae660320ed2023-02-15T10:51:49ZdeuEditura ARCPlural: History, Culture, Society2345-12622345-184X2022-12-01102131151https://doi.org/10.37710/plural.v10i2_6Responses to the Challenges of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Moldova’s Russian-Speaking CitiesKeith HARRINGTON0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-8637School of History and Geography at Dublin City UniversityMuch of the academic discussion surrounding experiences of minorities during the collapse of Soviet power in Moldova centres around Transnistria and Gagauzia. However, a significant portion of Moldova’s Russian-speaking population lived outside these regions. There is yet to be a study that addresses how Russian speakers from outside Transnistria and Gagauzia responded to the challenges of perestroika. This article 1 shows that the Russian-speakers in three towns, Bălți, Ocnița and Basarabeasca, held similar opinions to those in Transnistria and Gagauzia. However, I argue that conflict was avoided in Bălți, Ocnița, and Basarabeasca due to proactive measures taken by local elites, who worked hard to placate citizens in their respective towns.https://plural.upsc.md/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06_HARRINGTON.pdfmoldovamobilisationminoritieslocal elites |
| spellingShingle | Keith HARRINGTON Responses to the Challenges of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Moldova’s Russian-Speaking Cities Plural: History, Culture, Society moldova mobilisation minorities local elites |
| title | Responses to the Challenges of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Moldova’s Russian-Speaking Cities |
| title_full | Responses to the Challenges of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Moldova’s Russian-Speaking Cities |
| title_fullStr | Responses to the Challenges of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Moldova’s Russian-Speaking Cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Responses to the Challenges of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Moldova’s Russian-Speaking Cities |
| title_short | Responses to the Challenges of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Moldova’s Russian-Speaking Cities |
| title_sort | responses to the challenges of perestroika and the collapse of the soviet union in moldova s russian speaking cities |
| topic | moldova mobilisation minorities local elites |
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