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SUMMARY:Remembering the Second Chechen War: The Evolution of Collective Me
 mory in Chechen  Refugee Populations of Georgia  -  Kyle Walter - MPhil St
 udent\, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies\, St Antony’s College\,
  University of Oxford 
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DESCRIPTION:The research conducted focuses on the ways in which memories o
 f the Second Chechen War differ inter-generationally\, as well as in varie
 d locations within Georgia. Through an analysis of present literature on t
 he collective memory debate\, to interviews conducted with Chechens living
   in  Tbilisi  and  Pankisi Gorge\, the  perceptions  of  the  Russian  st
 ate\,their  inherent connection to their Chechen roots\, and their persona
 l assimilation to Georgian culture are questioned  to  determine  how  the
   traumatic experience  of  war  has  shaped  their  current realities. Va
 rying levels of participation and direct contact with war have played a si
 gnificant role in defining the way in which Chechen youth in Georgia expre
 ss themselves\, and the ethnic Chechen majority of Pankisi Gorge has been 
 determinate in the continuation of cultural and linguistic practices among
 st refugee populations.
LOCATION:Lee Hall\, Wolfson College Cambridge
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