The Other Colonial Empire: Reconsidering Soviet Rule in the Caucasus and Central Asia Through a Post-Colonial Lens
Journal: Florya Chronicles of Political Economy
Year: 2015

This article argues that the rule of Soviet Union (a.k.a. the USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) over the Caucasus and Central Asia represents a significant but overlooked case of colonialism within the development studies literature. Despite extensive Post-Colonial critiques of Western imperialism, the Soviet Union’s role as a colonial power in Eurasia remains largely underestimated. This oversight may stem from the ideological affinity between Marxism and Post-Colonialism, with many sc