Identity Narratives of Megrelians in Georgia Since the Dissolution of the USSR

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.30965/18763324-bja10118" target="_blank" >10.30965/18763324-bja10118</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Identity Narratives of Megrelians in Georgia Since the Dissolution of the USSR

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of how Megrelians perceive their identity and the way in which this identity relates to the wider Georgian identity. Megrelians, a sub-ethnic Georgian group, primarily inhabit the West Georgian region of Samegrelo and the Gali region in Abkhazia. Based on field research conducted in October 2022, the study reveals that Megrelians identify as a community connected through language, history, traditions, and regional ties. Their distinction from Georgians is understood regionally rather than ethnically, making the two identities complementary and overlapping, rather than mutually exclusive. Efforts to separate Megrelians from Georgians are widely seen by informants as part of a historical Russian divide and rule strategy. This perception has been heightened by the conflicts of the 1990s and the ongoing war in Ukraine, reinforcing a strong sense of belonging to the broader Georgian identity.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Identity Narratives of Megrelians in Georgia Since the Dissolution of the USSR

Popis výsledku anglicky

The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of how Megrelians perceive their identity and the way in which this identity relates to the wider Georgian identity. Megrelians, a sub-ethnic Georgian group, primarily inhabit the West Georgian region of Samegrelo and the Gali region in Abkhazia. Based on field research conducted in October 2022, the study reveals that Megrelians identify as a community connected through language, history, traditions, and regional ties. Their distinction from Georgians is understood regionally rather than ethnically, making the two identities complementary and overlapping, rather than mutually exclusive. Efforts to separate Megrelians from Georgians are widely seen by informants as part of a historical Russian divide and rule strategy. This perception has been heightened by the conflicts of the 1990s and the ongoing war in Ukraine, reinforcing a strong sense of belonging to the broader Georgian identity.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50700 - Social and economic geography

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA22-13347S" target="_blank" >GA22-13347S: Where have all the natsmen gone? Etnické menšiny v postsovětském prostoru</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review

ISSN

1075-1262

e-ISSN

1876-3324

Svazek periodika

—

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

25

Strana od-do

303-327

Kód UT WoS článku

001616738600003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105005402426