Paper Summary:

The paper provides the background to the crisis between Georgia and Russia and explains Russia's policy towards Georgia. The paper describes Georgia's surprise attack on South Ossetia and how the Russians responded with a forceful attack of their own. The paper discusses the major players in this crisis; Russian President Medvedev, Prime Minister Putin, who behind the scenes was the instigator of the attack on Georgia, Georgian President Saakashvili, and U.S. President Bush. The paper looks at the aftermath of this crisis and relates that before any long-term solution can be worked out, Russia must adhere to the peace agreement it signed and remove its troops.

Outline:
Background Facts
The Beginnings of a Crisis
Russia's Policy
War
The Major Players -Medvedev/Putin, Saakashvili, and Bush
Aftermath - Solutions?

From the Paper:

"Georgia gained independence from the Soviet Union when the USSR broke up at the end of 1991. Georgia was racked by the economic and social collapse that affected the states of the former Soviet Union as they attempted to restore capitalism. (Jones, 2008)
"The national minorities, in particular, the ethnic Russians in Georgia, and groups such as the Ossetians, had always been more pro-Russian than pro-Georgian and began to get concerned for their own position. Pro-Russian movements were deliberately propagated to undermine the Georgian government--sometimes by the Russian state. Unhappy with the lack of economic progress, other sections of the ruling elite moved against then President Gamsakhurdia. Ministers resigned and the army divided into pro- and anti- Gamsakhurdia factions. No one really understands, today, what the the differences were within the Georgian government. (Jones, 2008)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• BBC news. (2008, August 21). Day-by-day: Georgia-Russia crisis. Retrieved November 19, 2008, from BBC news: Europe: day-by-day:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7551576.stm
• Drive, D. (2006, November). Blogs about: Georgia Russia crisis. Retrieved November 20, 2008,from WordPress.com: http://wordpress.com/tag/georgia-russia-crisis/
• International Crisis Group. (2008, November 10). Russia-Georgia: the aftermath. Retrieved November 21, 2008, from International crisis group: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5772
• International crisis group. (2008, September 15). War in Georgia. Retrieved November 17, 2008,from International crisis group: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5623
• Jones, R. (2008, August 23). Russia and Georgia: background to the present crisis. Retrieved November 18, 2008, from Socialistworld.net: http://socialistworld.net/eng/2008/08/23southa.html

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