Thursday, October 28, 2021

The National Interest: Russia-Central Asia Relations Will Be Forged by How the Past Is Remembered

 

"Russia-Central Asia Relations Will Be Forged by How the Past Is Remembered"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

The National Interest

28 October, 2021

Originally published: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russia-central-asia-relations-will-be-forged-how-past-remembered-195626

While Central Asian states generally cooperate with Russia in areas such as defense, trade, and other common foreign policy interests, the legacy of Soviet propaganda has left deep scars, which bleed into everyday life today.

As the nations of Central Asia celebrate three decades of independence from the now defunct-Soviet Union, the region’s relations with the Russian Federation are generally cordial, though not without occasional tensions. While Central Asian states generally cooperate with Russia in areas such as defense, trade, and other common foreign policy interests, the legacy of Soviet propaganda has left deep scars, which bleed into everyday life today.

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