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PUBLICATION- Caucasus and an Unholy Alliance
Edited by Antero Leitzinger
Vantaa (Finland): Kirja-Leitzinger (Leitzinger Books), 1997.
ISBN 952-9752-16-4
The book "CAUCASUS and an unholy alliance" (348 pages in A5 size, with soft
covers) contains articles by both Caucasian statesmen and foreign
researchers on the history and politics of the four Caucasian states
(Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Chechenia). The articles are grouped into
four main groups, roughly 50 to 120 pages each:
1) articles on Armenia and Azerbaijan, tracing back the Karabakh
conflict to Russian provocations in earlier times;
2) articles on Georgia, focusing on the Abkhazian War and the destroying
of democracy by current president Shevardnadze;
3) articles on Chechenia, comparing the conquests in the 19th century
and the continuous fighting for freedom ever since with the Chechen
War 1994-1996;
4) articles introducing the main players around the Caucasus: Russia,
Iran, Turkey and the West, with their vexed interests.
The main idea of the book is to provide information from different sources
leading to similar conclusions - by comparing what has happened in all
these countries during the last 10 years, and comparing contemporary
politics with 19th century history.
The name of the book projects the fear, that Russia and the West are once
again committed into an unholy alliance - this time together with
Iranian-style Islamism - and have abandoned the principles of justice and
the right to self-determination of Caucasian nations.
The book can be ordered for 30 USD plus mailing costs from the publisher:
Leitzinger Books
Keinutie 9 A 7,
00940 Helsinki, Finland
Fax: +358-9-3421853;
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site http://www.clinet.fi/~zinger/books.
More information and the table of contents for the publication can be
found at the CCSI Web site (listed below) by following the "What's New at
the Site" link, or by sending a request to [email protected]
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