I. Reg Indep: The Model State of an Independent Georgia
Since this topic is taking hold across the globe, I shall attempt to address the various efforts to establish regional independence republics as they unfold. No point to present an ad hoc approach that fails to note the manifold manifestations of the phenomenon prior to their historical development. Meaning, I shall jump into the topic in the midst of governments and political groups plunging into making sure their hopes to establish a regionally independent state are met with success.
First off, then, let's look at what I take to be a singular model of success in the course of over 20 years in which independent republics have been established since the demise of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s: The Independent State of Georgia. Be it known the constitution of what was then called The Russian Confederation of Independent States was adjusted to fit the political reality of a domineering Russia amid a number of floundering new states which had formerly been under Russian control in the old Soviet Union. I don't want to get lost in the gory political battles that sometimes erupted into armed conflict, that brought Russian troops to bolster the claims of Russians living in these freed and independent territories. So, I want to stay at the level of my recollection of what my aims and purposes were, as one who contributed to the formation of the Constitution, be it recognized that this is 2018; and the Constitution was framed in 1989 and the immediate years past that.
I recognize that the years following the emergence of these independent states from Russian control were fraught with tensions and upheavals. Nevertheless, I think the overall evaluation of how well have these states faired is positive: these emerging independent states have done well economically and culturally on their own. Many took their native languages as that of the governmental pronouncements; social and community groups fostered a thriving indigenous calendar of social events; and the Eastern Orthodox Church remained supreme in most of these Eastern European countries Today, Russia remains still the biggest trading partner with Georgia, for instance, though the GDP reflects Georgia's determination to trade with whomever it wants.
Initially, Georgia had to win the struggle from within: those who wanted to retain a command economy of the old Soviet Union compared to a vibrant free market economy of the West. Blood, unfortunately, was shed by both partisans. But by 2007, Georgia's economy was the fastest growing in Eastern Europe, from the lows of the 1969 DNP.
Importantly, the Constitution (as I understood it would be in situ) permitted those dissidents to the majority rule of the citizenry to form their own independent state(s) and retain even closer ties to Russia than the Georgian government. With the aid of Russian troops, such loyal republics have been announced, though not all agreed to by neighboring governments, including Georgia itself: South Ossetta and Abkhaza. The point being, the Independent States' Constitution enables those who can feasibly become an independent and self-sufficient state to proceed to do so without reprisal or retribution. For there is no magic number to the number of independent states a particular geographical area can sustain. The driving force toward independent status must always be the will of the people to be free and independent from another country's controlling influence. No country anywhere has legitimate cause for protest to a people's right to be free and independent.
First off, then, let's look at what I take to be a singular model of success in the course of over 20 years in which independent republics have been established since the demise of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s: The Independent State of Georgia. Be it known the constitution of what was then called The Russian Confederation of Independent States was adjusted to fit the political reality of a domineering Russia amid a number of floundering new states which had formerly been under Russian control in the old Soviet Union. I don't want to get lost in the gory political battles that sometimes erupted into armed conflict, that brought Russian troops to bolster the claims of Russians living in these freed and independent territories. So, I want to stay at the level of my recollection of what my aims and purposes were, as one who contributed to the formation of the Constitution, be it recognized that this is 2018; and the Constitution was framed in 1989 and the immediate years past that.
I recognize that the years following the emergence of these independent states from Russian control were fraught with tensions and upheavals. Nevertheless, I think the overall evaluation of how well have these states faired is positive: these emerging independent states have done well economically and culturally on their own. Many took their native languages as that of the governmental pronouncements; social and community groups fostered a thriving indigenous calendar of social events; and the Eastern Orthodox Church remained supreme in most of these Eastern European countries Today, Russia remains still the biggest trading partner with Georgia, for instance, though the GDP reflects Georgia's determination to trade with whomever it wants.
Initially, Georgia had to win the struggle from within: those who wanted to retain a command economy of the old Soviet Union compared to a vibrant free market economy of the West. Blood, unfortunately, was shed by both partisans. But by 2007, Georgia's economy was the fastest growing in Eastern Europe, from the lows of the 1969 DNP.
Importantly, the Constitution (as I understood it would be in situ) permitted those dissidents to the majority rule of the citizenry to form their own independent state(s) and retain even closer ties to Russia than the Georgian government. With the aid of Russian troops, such loyal republics have been announced, though not all agreed to by neighboring governments, including Georgia itself: South Ossetta and Abkhaza. The point being, the Independent States' Constitution enables those who can feasibly become an independent and self-sufficient state to proceed to do so without reprisal or retribution. For there is no magic number to the number of independent states a particular geographical area can sustain. The driving force toward independent status must always be the will of the people to be free and independent from another country's controlling influence. No country anywhere has legitimate cause for protest to a people's right to be free and independent.
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