Central and East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CEERES) – Master’s Theses
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A divided nation? Production and reproduction of national di/visions in Hungarian diaspora politics (2010–2019)
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Since the democratic transition in the early nineties, successive Hungarian governments have sought to engage and support the Hungarian diaspora outside the borders of the state. This commitment to creating a diaspora ... -
Toponymy and the issues of memory and identity on the post-Soviet Tbilisi cityscape
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)The present thesis deals with the renaming of the toponymy of Tbilisi, Georgia, from as early as the final years of Soviet rule in the country on the light of recently translated data from Georgian to English. It discusses ... -
Neoclassical realism: foreign policymaking in the South Caucasus
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)The states of the South Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) each have remarkably different interests and orientations when it comes to their foreign policy. One would think that 3 small Post-Soviet states occupying ... -
Religious liberalism: issues of religious minorities in Georgia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Since 2012, there have been several issues concerning the Georgian Muslim community. These issues include the dismantling of a minaret, the dispute over ruined mosque, and the nailing of a pig’s head to a madrassa door. ... -
Soviet Kazakh identity through the works of Magzhan Zhumabaev and Iliyas Zhansugurov
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This thesis aims to contribute to the growing scholarship surrounding Kazakh national identity and Kazakh literary studies, by focusing particularly on the development of Kazakh poetry and the evolution of Kazakh identity ... -
The role of collective memory in the Georgian-Abkhaz reconciliation process: obstacle or opportunity?
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The present research seeks to uncover the dynamics between forms of collective memory and current reconciliation processes between Georgia and the de facto state of Abkhazia. Based on assumptions derived from theoretical ... -
The radical left in Ukraine since Maidan: the case of the National Anarchist Movement
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)With political fringe groups gaining momentum during the Euromaidan Revolution in 2013, much scholarly attention has been given to actors of the radical right while dynamics by the socalled ‘New Radical Left’ have been ... -
Behind renaming: state, minorities and toponym changes in Almaty and North Kazakhstan oblasts since 1991
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Lately renaming of districts, towns and villages in Kazakhstan has drawn attention amongst experts, journalists and curious onlookers equally. The topic has caused particular interest within heated debates on Kazakhstan’s ... -
The heritagization of the communist past: German museums on the GDR
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)With Germany on the eve of its 30-year anniversary of reunification between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR), a renewed look at the country’s remembrance landscape of the GDR ...
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