South Ossetia
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Published Date: 07 April 2025
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South Ossetia
Disputed Country between South Ossetia and Georgia
South Ossetia was part of the Soviet Georgia, but at the last years of the Soviet Union era, the region got autonomy within Soviet Georgia. However, in 1990, Georgia disbanded the status of Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia, which led to the South Ossetia War, that eventually, led to the Self-Declaration of Independence of South Ossetia in 1992. South Ossetia recognized by Russia and its allies (For full details see section E16.3.2 in Section E16. International Recognition of Disputed Countries https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/16 of 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb/2024).
South Ossetia and North Ossetia inhabited by the Ossetians, still, South Ossetia is an Independent Country (Self-Declaration), while North Ossetia is part of Russia.
Population
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Khetagurovo, South Ossetia
Key Figures of the Country, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
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Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source below: https://en.russian-trade.com/statistics/by-country/south-ossetia/export/2021/
Country Profile
South Ossetia - BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18269210
South Ossetia - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Ossetia
Press Conference with the President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev
Research Papers and Research Books
Inside South Ossetia: a survey of attitudes in a de facto state Toal, G., & O'Loughlin, J. (2013). Inside South Ossetia: a survey of attitudes in a de facto state. Post-Soviet Affairs, 29(2), 136-172.
Russian patronage over Abkhazia and South Ossetia: implications for conflict resolution Gerrits, A. W., & Bader, M. (2016). Russian patronage over Abkhazia and South Ossetia: implications for conflict resolution. East European Politics, 32(3), 297-313.
Documenting territory: Passportisation, territory, and exception in Abkhazia and South Ossetia Artman, V. M. (2013). Documenting territory: Passportisation, territory, and exception in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Geopolitics, 18(3), 682-704.
Russia and South Ossetia: conferring statehood or creeping annexation? German, T. (2017). Russia and South Ossetia: conferring statehood or creeping annexation?. In The Ukrainian Crisis (pp. 155-168). Routledge.
After the wars in the south Caucasus state of Georgia: Economic insecurities and migration in the" De Facto" states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Kolossov, V., & O'Loughlin, J. (2011). After the wars in the south Caucasus state of Georgia: Economic insecurities and migration in the" De Facto" states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 52(5), 631-654.
The architecture of annexation? Russia's bilateral agreements with South Ossetia and Abkhazia Ambrosio, T., & Lange, W. A. (2016). The architecture of annexation? Russia's bilateral agreements with South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Nationalities Papers, 44(5), 673-693.
The contemporary practice of state recognition: Kosovo, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and their aftermath Fabry, M. (2012). The contemporary practice of state recognition: Kosovo, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and their aftermath. Nationalities Papers, 40(5), 661-676.
Inside the post-Soviet de facto states: a comparison of attitudes in Abkhazia, Nagorny Karabakh, South Ossetia, and Transnistria O’loughlin, J., Kolossov, V., & Toal, G. (2014). Inside the post-Soviet de facto states: a comparison of attitudes in Abkhazia, Nagorny Karabakh, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 55(5), 423-456.
Independence or unification with a patron state? Not such dichotomous ideas as one would think: Evidence from South Ossetia Hoch, T. (2020). Independence or unification with a patron state? Not such dichotomous ideas as one would think: Evidence from South Ossetia. Studies of Transition States and Societies, 12(1), 68-89.
Economic Development as a Challenge for “De Facto States”: Post-Conflict Dynamics and Perspectives in South Ossetia Sebentsov, A. B., Karpenko, M. S., Gritsenko, A. A., & Turov, N. L. (2022). Economic Development as a Challenge for “De Facto States”: Post-Conflict Dynamics and Perspectives in South Ossetia. Regional Research of Russia, 12(3), 414-427.
Causes and Prospects of the Georgia-South Ossetia Conflict Khalilzada, J. (2022). Causes and Prospects of the Georgia-South Ossetia Conflict. Great power politics in greater Eurasia: Regional alliances, institutions, projects, and conflicts, 35.
(Non) recognition of legal identity in aspirant states: evidence from Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria Ganohariti, R. (2023). (Non) recognition of legal identity in aspirant states: evidence from Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Citizenship Studies, 27(7), 817-834.
Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the foreign and security policy of the Russian Federation Sieniawski, P. (2024). Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the foreign and security policy of the Russian Federation. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 24(3), 515-536.
Formation and development of innovative agricultural system of the Republic of South Ossetia Kulov, A. R., & Gurieva, L. K. (2021, March). Formation and development of innovative agricultural system of the Republic of South Ossetia. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 650, No. 1, p. 012010). IOP Publishing.
Borderisation of South Ossetia: The Perspective of the Border Population Bachelet, A. (2022). Borderisation of South Ossetia: The Perspective of the Border Population. In Post-Soviet Borders (pp. 136-152). Routledge.
Sons of the soil or servants of the empire? Profiling the guardians of separatism in Abkhazia and South Ossetia Berglund, C., & Bolkvadze, K. (2024). Sons of the soil or servants of the empire? Profiling the guardians of separatism in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Problems of Post-Communism, 71(1), 37-48.
Modern trade relations between the Republic of South Ossetia and Russian regions: Features, trends, barriers, risks Doroshenko, S. V., & Dzhabiev, V. V. (2022). Modern trade relations between the Republic of South Ossetia and Russian regions: Features, trends, barriers, risks. RUDN Journal of Economics, 30(4), 530-547.
Agriculture as a factor of sustainable development in the Republic of South Ossetia Gurieva, L., Kaberty, N., & Dzhioeva, I. (2020). Agriculture as a factor of sustainable development in the Republic of South Ossetia. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 208, p. 08006). EDP Sciences.
Approaches to national identity in Russia, in the Republic of North Ossetia and in South Ossetia Moiseenko, L. V., Uskova, T. V., Vikulina, M. A., & Dumina, E. V. (2020). Approaches to national identity in Russia, in the Republic of North Ossetia and in South Ossetia. In FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION. TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING ISSUES (pp. 446-453).
Genetic evidence concerning the origins of South and North Ossetians Nasidze, I., Quinque, D., Dupanloup, I., Rychkov, S., Naumova, O., Zhukova, O., & Stoneking, M. (2004). Genetic evidence concerning the origins of South and North Ossetians. Annals of Human Genetics, 68(6), 588-599.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
The Georgia-South Ossetia Conflict Sammut, D., & Dvetkovski, N. (1996). The Georgia-South Ossetia Conflict (pp. 1-32). Verification Technology Information Centre.
Russia's Kosovo: a critical geopolitics of the August 2008 war over South Ossetia Tuathail, G. Ó. (2008). Russia's Kosovo: a critical geopolitics of the August 2008 war over South Ossetia. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 49(6), 670-705.
The irreversibility of history: the conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia Sotiriou, S. A. (2019). The irreversibility of history: the conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Problems of Post-Communism, 66(3), 172-185.
From conflict to autonomy in the Caucasus: The Soviet Union and the making of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh Saparov, A. (2014). From conflict to autonomy in the Caucasus: The Soviet Union and the making of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh. Routledge.
The bear went through the mountain: Russia appraises its five-day war in South Ossetia Thomas, T. L. (2009). The bear went through the mountain: Russia appraises its five-day war in South Ossetia. Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 22(1), 31-67.
The difficulties of knowing the start of war in the information age: Russia, Georgia and the War over South Ossetia, August 2008 Fawn, R., & Nalbandov, R. (2016). The difficulties of knowing the start of war in the information age: Russia, Georgia and the War over South Ossetia, August 2008. In Georgia: Revolution and war (pp. 57-89). Routledge.
Tales of the Narts: Ancient myths and legends of the Ossetians Colarusso, J., & Salbiev, T. (Eds.). (2016). Tales of the Narts: Ancient myths and legends of the Ossetians. Princeton University Press.
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