Dukhobors in Georgia: a study of the issue of land ownership and inter-ethnic relations in Ninotsminda rayon ; (Samtskhe-Javakheti)
This working paper is the result of a fact-finding fieldwork mission conducted in August, September and October 2006 in the Ninotsminda rayon (district), in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It is based on 70 interviews with local inhabitants, authorities and other related parties as well as...
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Flensburg
European Centre for Minority Issues
11.2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Series/Journal: | ECMI Working Paper
35 |
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B Land rights B Regional policy B Space in economics B Relationstechnik B Region B Problem B Religious organization B Georgia B Economic development B Initiative B Georgia Javaxet'i Region Regional policy Entwicklungsraum / Regionaler Wirtschafts- Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Religious organization Land rights Problem Relationstechnik Suggestion / Initiative |
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| Summary: | This working paper is the result of a fact-finding fieldwork mission conducted in August, September and October 2006 in the Ninotsminda rayon (district), in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It is based on 70 interviews with local inhabitants, authorities and other related parties as well as legal documents and analytical articles. The intention of the paper is to analyze the current situation in the multi-ethnic rayon of Ninotsminda. Special attention is given to the conditions of the Dukhobors, a Russian ethno-religious group that has inhabited the Ninotsminda rayon since the 1840s. Currently, the future existence of the Dukhobor community is in jeopardy. This paper will work to explain why. A background to Dukhoborian history in Georgia is provided, as well as a short socio-economic overview for readers who are not familiar with Samtskhe-Javakheti in general and Ninotsminda in particular. In addition, a number of acute problems that have recently arisen for the Dukhobor communitiy in the village of Gorelovka will be accounted for. The paper also provides recommendations for future actions. (ECMI) |
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