THE CRISIS IN CHECHNYA, GEORGIA AND UKRAINE: GENERAL FEATURES AND PECULIARITIES

Abstract

Purpose. Studying of common traits and peculiarities of each mentioned armed conflict. Objectives: studying of armed conflicts, occurring on the territory of the CIS member states, as the most important characteristics of the post-Soviet space; given characteristic of modern armed conflicts, taking place in the world as an example of crisis situations, arising onto the territory of States members of the CIS; analysis of changes in the nature of relations between the Russian Federation and other countries (primarily in Western Europe and the United States of America), Russia and the European Union, which adjust their foreign policies with the strengthening of the Russian state, the Russian Federation's positions in the international arena on the example of mentioned crisis situations. Methodology and methods. Comparative analysis of the conflicts, that have arisen in different time intervals (immediately after the collapse of the USSR, at the stage of consolidation of the State of the Union of Independent States countries, currently), as a working methodology, allows to set the characteristics of armed conflicts, arising on the post-Soviet space. Results. It was found that the crises arising in the territory of States the CIS member states, allow to characterize today's armed conflicts in the world (completely correspond to the grounds of the armed conflict, as reflected in the Geneva law, the impact on their course have foreign policy of other countries). Science novelty. It was determined, that the crisis in Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine have characteristic features (the recognition or non-recognition of a situation of armed conflict, the historical background) associated with their emergence, development, and the occurrence, therefore, it cannot be ignored the common features of these conflicts ("national" issue, the problem of preservation of statehood, foreign interference, the rapid escalation of the conflict active phase, connected with the use of armed forces).