TY  - JOUR
TI  - Territories of 'Special Status' in Russia: The Ethnic Dimension
AU  - Oracheva, Oksana
AU  - Osipov, Alexander
PY  - 2010
PB  - Taylor & Francis, Abingdon UK
LA  - eng
KW  - Languages
KW  - Ethnicity
KW  - Obligation
KW  - Russia
KW  - Minority Groups
KW  - Districts
AB  - The practical significance of creating 'ethnic territorial units' within the Russian federation remains unclear. Since 2003 the Russian Government has implemented a policy of merging ethnically defined autonomous okrugs (districts) into larger units. The former okrugs have been replaced by the territories of a 'special' status. Some new legal provisions refer to these units' 'ethnic' character. However, examination of the new legislation reveals that issues of ethnicity, the protection and promotion of minority languages, and the cultural heritage of the okrugs have largely been neglected. All the legal acts adopted to date are very general in nature and do not provide details of the guarantees and obligations necessary to put such policies into practice. Adapted from the source document.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13523271003712534
DO  - 10.1080/13523271003712534
T2  - The Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
SN  - 1352-3279
SP  - 212-232
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/sw-c0ec8f555b7900c9
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -