Abstract
В Демократической Республике Грузия (1918-1921 гг.) впервые в мировой истории появилось избранное социал-демократическое правительство. Однако, несмотря на тогдашние и более поздние попытки представить его как образец демократического социализма, высшее руководство, в условиях постимперского революционного хаоса, столкнулось с такой проблемой, как формирование и укрепление государственности. Это неизбежно приводило к конфликту государства с его соседями и национальными меньшинствами, а также требовало принятия ряда мер и компромиссных решений, которые одновременно нарушали социалистические принципы режима и способствовали разжиганию национализма и даже шовинизма, вопреки намерениям и идеологии его правителей. В свою очередь, это ослабляло власть, облегчая ее окончательное свержение Красной армией.
The Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) had the world’s first ever elected social-democratic government. However, despite attempts then and later to present it as an exemplar of democratic socialism, the main tasks its leaders faced, in the context of post-imperial revolutionary chaos, were those of nation-building and consolidation. This necessarily led the state into conflict with its neighbours and national minorities, and to adopt a series of measures and compromises which both undermined the socialist aspects of the regime and fostered nationalism and even chauvinism, against the intentions and ideology of its rulers. This in turn weakened the regime, facilitating its eventual overthrow by the Red Army
The Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) had the world’s first ever elected social-democratic government. However, despite attempts then and later to present it as an exemplar of democratic socialism, the main tasks its leaders faced, in the context of post-imperial revolutionary chaos, were those of nation-building and consolidation. This necessarily led the state into conflict with its neighbours and national minorities, and to adopt a series of measures and compromises which both undermined the socialist aspects of the regime and fostered nationalism and even chauvinism, against the intentions and ideology of its rulers. This in turn weakened the regime, facilitating its eventual overthrow by the Red Army
Translated title of the contribution | Nationalists despite themselves? Social democracy and national independence in Georgia 1918-1921. |
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Original language | Russian |
Journal | Кавказский сборник |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 44 |
Publication status | Published - 29 May 2020 |
Profiles
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Francis King
- School of History and Art History - Lecturer in European History
- East Centre: UEA Centre for the Study of East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Space - Co-Director
Person: Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research