author | Insight Turkey https://www.insightturkey.com/ author EN authorThe Soviet Union, which has two contradictory definitions (“Prison of Peoples” and “Free Association of Peoples”), is seen as the perpetrator of many ethnic and regional problems in Eurasia today. Its management of culture with numerous ethnic and religious elements and an ideological perspective that deflects criticism are the most important issues to focus on to understand the Soviet Union. The ideals imposed on social and cultural life by communist ideology – nationalism, religious movements, local conflicts and decomposition – tell the true story of the Soviet geography.https://www.insightturkey.com/author/mehmet-fatih-oztarsu/ethnicity-nationalism-and-conflict-in-the-south-caucasus-nagorno-karabakh-and-the-legacy-of-soviet-nationalities-policyhttps://www.insightturkey.com/author/mehmet-fatih-oztarsu/ethnicity-nationalism-and-conflict-in-the-south-caucasus-nagorno-karabakh-and-the-legacy-of-soviet-nationalities-policyWed, 01 Oct 2014 12:33:00 GMT