Caucasus Essays

In the films Brother, directed by Aleksei Balabanov and Bodrov’s Prisoner of the Mountains, there are certain elements that explore the encounters between Russia and cultural “others.” In this particular case, Chechens. The portrayals of the Chechen at the market and the encounter on the bus in Brother, and the Chechen villagers in Prisoner of the Mountains, are shaped by the discourses of war and Orientalism. Drum Roll and Brother depict Russia's encounter with Western culture, and how individual

from the ethnic conflicts. And from this perspective the Eurasia- the continent which populated with many ethnics and nations is the region that has more ethnic conflicts than the other regions in the world. Since the end of 20th century the South Caucasus region which entered to the diplomatic language as a ‘Caucasian Balkans’ (the US politician Z. Brzezinski called the region Eurasian Balkans that included nine states such as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan,

The document says that Azerbaijan, located in the south and east Trans-Caucasus, is an independent state. The memorandum, submitted by the Azerbaijani delegation to the Paris Peace Conference in November 1918, sets out the territory of the republic as follows: Baku Province (Baku district, Javad district, Goychay district, Shamakhi

The Russian Revolution changed not only the course of the Great War but also the political structure of the 20. century. It was a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917 and it removed Russia from the war and brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia’s traditional monarchy with the world’s first socialist state. The Russian Revolution also had considerable international consequences. Lenin’s government immediately pulled

located between the Ottoman army’s headquarters and many of the theatres of war. The region bounded the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Caucasus, Syria and Mesopotamia. Eastern Anatolia region extended in the east to a line between the Gulf of Iskenderun and the Black sea. Eastern Anatolia was part of the Ottoman Empire, but this region converged with Caucasus which was part of the Russian Empire. Large Armenian population centered in the eastern Anatolia and Young Turks want to secure that region

upset the balance of power in favour of Germany. The Triple Entente envisaged a swift defeat, but the Ottoman fought four fronts during four years. Ottoman made significant gains in Mesopotamia against Britain. However, the Russian winter on the Caucasus front killed 100,000 Ottomans. Churchill used the British Navy at Gallipoli to attract the Ottoman forces fighting

and North Africa in the Atlantic Ocean almost to the border of the Mediterranean Middle East (Perez). Now, Safavid dynasty was in Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and also in Afghanistan, Iraq, mainly to control the whole of any part of Georgia and the Caucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. As one of the era 's powerful "gunpowder empires", Safavids of Persia in a series of East and at the crossroads of the Western world will reset itself as a key player in the economy and geopolitics

The Battle of Stalingrad In June of 1941 Nazi Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union, which still today remains the largest military operation in history, codenamed Operation Barbarossa. Hitler planned to rapidly move into and conquer the European part of the Soviet Union, but his army was ultimately held off by Soviet forces outside of Moscow in December. The German army was driven back from Moscow and forced to go on the defensive as the deadly Russian winter moved in. In the end, Operation

Drink of the Prophet Mohammad (Kefiran) originated in the Caucasus Mountains several centuries ago and was traditionally produced with caprine milk primarily by inhabitants closely associated with the herding of goats and sheep. Kefiran (DPM) has a rich history as it pertains to its genesis and spread throughout the regions of the Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe; in fact, the origins of kefir predate written records. Because of its ancient and apparently mysterious origin, kefir was

At the beginning of the war the Germans decided there were six major oil fields in the Caucasus that they had to have to win the war. The Germans were always fuel-short and were never more than 6 weeks from running out of fuel completely. Their major oil production came from Ploesti in Rumania and it crippled them when those refineries were targeted by the American air force, though they still managed to maintain production there throughout the war despite Allied bombardment. In addition the Germans

angered Zeus, as Zeus had wanted Man to perish, and that Prometheus had stolen something so valuable to Olympus. As punishment for his crime (which Prometheus had expected he would recieve) Prometheus would be chained to a mountain in the isolated Caucasus Mountains, where every day an eagle would tear through his skin and flesh, and devour his liver. Prometheus would regenerate the next day, and then the eagle would come back to repeat the process. Prometheus had put himself in a state of eternal

Throughout its geopolitical history, Russia has been fighting through all the invasions coming from multiple directions. The Russian Empire, called Muscovy around the 15th century, was getting invaded from mainly two directions. The first one was the path that the Mongols used which were the lands that connected Russia to Central Asia. Then there were the invasions from the North European Plain. As a way to deal with the hard times, Russia had expenditures divided in three phases. In the first one

groups. He made one group which was called, Army Group B, and moved them into Stalingrad. The second group he had made was called Army Group A, and moved them into Caucasus. Army Group A then attacked Caucasus on June 28, 1942. The Russians then decided to halt their attack, which made Hitler frustrated. Hitler then switched from the Caucasus to the Paula’s. The Sixth Army (which were a different army group also heading to Stalingrad) hit Stalingrad on August 10, 1942. Michael Coffey of Military Blunders

The Battle of Stalingrad lasted from Summer 1942 to January 1943 and was fought by the German and Soviet armies. Historian Geoffrey Roberts claims, “No battle of the Second World War has gripped the western imagination as much as the Battle of Stalingrad,” showing its impact on the war in the West. This battle resulted in a Soviet victory and marked a turning point in the war. In Die Stalingrad-Protokolle, historian Jochen Hellbeck claims, "The communist commissars in the Red Army understood how

Illyrians, Italics, and Celts were neighbors of Slavic tribes from the Indo-European group. As a result, anthropological, language, and other factors affected the mentality of the Russian uniform culture. Additionally, people of Siberia and the Caucasus that joined Russia made the further contribution to the Russian culture. Thus, the anthropological type of Russians and the mentality of their culture were influenced by numerous marriages with representatives of the mentioned above nations. From

The impact of the civil war on the Russian Revolution was that it brought victory to the Bolsheviks (“Reds”) who were led by Lenin, and defeat for the opposing forces (the “Whites”; comprised of the wealthy and middle-class citizens, nationalists, and peasants who owned property). With the Bolsheviks in power, communism and its terrors turned the lives of people upside down in Russia; many lost their lives at the hands of brutal Bolsheviks who suppressed the populace and squashed their enemies.

the Ottoman empire was on the decline, and they saw that Russia was poised to take it over. So they pledged their support to the Turks and went to war. The Allies sent a fleet to attack Baltic Sea forts. Meanwhile, the Russians were halted in the Caucasus and were unable to drum up local support in the Balkans. Also Austrians were sent into the region to deter them from moving any further south. So it wasn't until late 1854 that the Allies landed in Crimea and drove the technologically inferior Russians

was fought during the winter of 1942 to 1943. In September 1942, the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, advanced on the city of Stalingrad. His primary task was to secure the oil fields in the Caucasus and to do this, Paulus was ordered by Hitler to take Stalingrad. The Germans final target was to have been Baku. Stalingrad was also an extremely important target to the Germans as it was Russia’s centre of communications in the south as well as

Life maybe for the strong, but it can also be for the clever. Originator of the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” is Richard Connell. In 1924, Connell created the main characters Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff. The two of them love to hunt, but the prey is bilaterality different things. General Zaroff and Sanger Rainsford share the same circumstance of hunting but perceive it differently because of their upbringing, morals values and military background. Your childhood can define the

Germany Invades the Soviet Union G ermany commences Operation Barbarossa and invades the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union is caught off-guard and is scrambling to get defenses set up. Looks like defeat for the Soviet Union with the German onslaught. At first Germany was hesitant to invade the Soviet Union, but on June 22, 1941 Germany went through and invaded. The German Army is advancing at unthinkable rate into the Soviet Union, using their newfound tactic, the Blitzkrieg (“Lightning War”) they