http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/05/23/definition-of-nationality-in-post-ussr/ neweurasia\'s Kazakhstan blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:42:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/05/23/definition-of-nationality-in-post-ussr/#comment-1207 Paul Thu, 25 May 2006 01:50:34 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/05/23/definition-of-nationality-in-post-ussr/#comment-1207 "Nationality" can also have more sinister aspects in the former Soviet Union (or the CIS). For example, in Kazakhstan your citizenship may be Kazakhstani, but if your nationality is Chechen, you can expect very different treatment. "Nationality" in this context is much more than a personal/family decision, it determines many aspects of your life and freedoms in the CIS. “Nationality” can also have more sinister aspects in the former Soviet Union (or the CIS). For example, in Kazakhstan your citizenship may be Kazakhstani, but if your nationality is Chechen, you can expect very different treatment. “Nationality” in this context is much more than a personal/family decision, it determines many aspects of your life and freedoms in the CIS.

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