Geopolitical Approaches to the Term Study of the “Central Asia”

The article is devoted to the methodological approaches that reveal the essence of the term «Central Asia». After the collapse of the USSR, five Post-Soviet States located in the center of Eurasia, adopted the international name of the region «Central Asia» instead of the soviet term «Central Asia a...

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Main Author: E. G. Garbuzarova
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Language:Russian
Published: Centre of Regional Research 2021-01-01
Series:Проблемы постсоветского пространства
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Online Access:https://www.postsovietarea.com/jour/article/view/275
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description The article is devoted to the methodological approaches that reveal the essence of the term «Central Asia». After the collapse of the USSR, five Post-Soviet States located in the center of Eurasia, adopted the international name of the region «Central Asia» instead of the soviet term «Central Asia and Kazakhstan». However, at the present stage, the accepted Post-Soviet geopolitical term raises many questions and requires a detailed description. The author analyzes the essence of the term «Central Asia» through the prism of historical, geographical and geopolitical approaches. It is concluded that the historical and geographical borders of the region do not coincide with the borders of the political term «Central Asia». Famous Western and Russian geopolitics are trying to present the region within broader geopolitical boundaries which is due to the geographical features of the region and its hydrocarbon potential. As a result the term “Central Asia” is interpreted differently by researchers.
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spelling doaj-art-ebb80c161ef84d3da4d81e3f80f2a0d92025-08-20T03:57:23ZrusCentre of Regional ResearchПроблемы постсоветского пространства2313-89202587-81742021-01-017455055810.24975/2313-8920-2020-7-4-550-558255Geopolitical Approaches to the Term Study of the “Central Asia”E. G. Garbuzarova0Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic universityThe article is devoted to the methodological approaches that reveal the essence of the term «Central Asia». After the collapse of the USSR, five Post-Soviet States located in the center of Eurasia, adopted the international name of the region «Central Asia» instead of the soviet term «Central Asia and Kazakhstan». However, at the present stage, the accepted Post-Soviet geopolitical term raises many questions and requires a detailed description. The author analyzes the essence of the term «Central Asia» through the prism of historical, geographical and geopolitical approaches. It is concluded that the historical and geographical borders of the region do not coincide with the borders of the political term «Central Asia». Famous Western and Russian geopolitics are trying to present the region within broader geopolitical boundaries which is due to the geographical features of the region and its hydrocarbon potential. As a result the term “Central Asia” is interpreted differently by researchers.https://www.postsovietarea.com/jour/article/view/275central asiacentral asia and kazakhstanturkestangreater central asiageopolitical approachesgeographical borders
spellingShingle E. G. Garbuzarova
Geopolitical Approaches to the Term Study of the “Central Asia”
Проблемы постсоветского пространства
central asia
central asia and kazakhstan
turkestan
greater central asia
geopolitical approaches
geographical borders
title Geopolitical Approaches to the Term Study of the “Central Asia”
title_full Geopolitical Approaches to the Term Study of the “Central Asia”
title_fullStr Geopolitical Approaches to the Term Study of the “Central Asia”
title_full_unstemmed Geopolitical Approaches to the Term Study of the “Central Asia”
title_short Geopolitical Approaches to the Term Study of the “Central Asia”
title_sort geopolitical approaches to the term study of the central asia
topic central asia
central asia and kazakhstan
turkestan
greater central asia
geopolitical approaches
geographical borders
url https://www.postsovietarea.com/jour/article/view/275
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