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In practice, Vladimir Lenin’s approach to national minorities was to court them in an attempt to create an atmosphere of trust between the Soviets and the non-Russian nations. A key ingredient of Lenin’s nationalities policy was the right of self-determination offered to non-Russians joining the Soviet realm. ) (The entire territory of the USSR was exhaustively divided into 15 Union Republics) Level 2: Autonomous Republics – ARs (Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Abkhazia) (ARs were located within Union Republic territory, but did not make up the entirety of the territory) Level 3: Autonomous Oblasts – AOs (South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh) (AOs were located within Union Republic territory, but did not make up the entirety of the territory) Level 4: Autonomous Okrugs (Evenski, Chukchi) (A.
Although it could be that Abkhazia is a notable exception within the cluster, it is difficult from pure population numbers to ascertain which regions will pursue highlevel separatist strategies (with or without violence) based on their regions’ demographic makeup. In Russia, Tatars make up 49 percent of Tatarstan’s population and followed high-level separatist strategies; so did Bashkortostan, although the Bashkir make up only 22 percent of Bashkortostan’s population. 22 For example, the more Chechens who live inside Chechnya as opposed to outside it, the more likely we are to witness ethnic mobilization.
Although it could be that Abkhazia is a notable exception within the cluster, it is difficult from pure population numbers to ascertain which regions will pursue highlevel separatist strategies (with or without violence) based on their regions’ demographic makeup. In Russia, Tatars make up 49 percent of Tatarstan’s population and followed high-level separatist strategies; so did Bashkortostan, although the Bashkir make up only 22 percent of Bashkortostan’s population. 22 For example, the more Chechens who live inside Chechnya as opposed to outside it, the more likely we are to witness ethnic mobilization.