Abstract
After the fall of the Soviet Union, many scholars observed and recorded a religious revival taking place in the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). This religious revival happened at a time when nations were re-identifying themselves from “Soviet” people to a redefined national identity. Post-Soviet nations wanted to define what it meant to be a person from that country; this included being from a certain ethnic group, speaking a certain language, identifying with a certain religion, and opposing an ‘Other’. Specifically, Georgians defined themselves as being ethnically Georgian, speakers of the Georgian language, Orthodox Christian, and defined the ‘Other’ as both Islam and Communism.
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Jessica Preston
(2016)
"Pig Heads and Petty Hooliganism National Identity and Religious Freedom in the Republic of Georgia,"
The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/agsjournal/vol2/iss1/10