UN has evidence of ethnic cleansing in South Ossetia.

[Kasz216]

ManusJustus said:

Kasz216 said:

The Soviet Union isn't Russia?

Before Georgia was annexed by the Russians the Georgians and Ossetians lived together as peaceful as any race could.  When the Russians annexed it, a wedge was drawn between the two races because racism is the easiest way to keep the masses subjugated.

Georgians and Ossetians lived together peacefully during the Soviet Union.  When the Soviet Union fell and the Soviet republics gained independence, many smaller ethnicities thought they should have independence too.

Countries like the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia had good relations between ethnicities.  Ethnic problems in the Balkans were unheard of under Tito, and the Soviet Union didnt recognize ethnicity in government (Stalin was a Georgian).

There was no overt racism as they wouldn't have outright rioting in the streets or anything. (Outside of the genocides the Sovet Union put on people...)

However mistrust was sown during the era to make sure each group watched the others... even while they spoke otherwise.

This was the case both during the Soviet Union and Czarist Russia.

Racists just didn't feel free to act since they didn't want to offend anyone else, who may or may not be working with the government.  They didn't act unless given the goahead. (much how the South Ossetians have held off until Russia was magically primed to make it's move.)

Stalin for example, was Georgian.