Ethnic nationalism and russophobia in South Caucasus

South Caucasus became one of regions of the former USSR which the ethnic nationalism harmful affected. Weakening of the central power led to an aggravation of the international conflicts which were earlier rigidly stopped by the party and state vertical. At the same time the Marxist-Leninist ideology initially assumed a priority of the class beginning over the national — numerous mistakes are connected with it in the national and state construction by the USSR. During different historical eras South Caucasus became the arena of opposition of leading powers of the time: Roman Empire, Arab caliphate...