Grant, I forgot to mention what is obviously the fiercest nationalism in the fSU, Chechen nationalism. See article below.
BTW the "independence" demonstration in Georgia in 1990 on which Gorbachev called the troops was not a nice pro-democracy thing as it was portrayed in the West: It started out as a protest against the hated Abkhaz.
Anatol Lieven Nightmare in the Caucasus
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