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In the years preceding the [[UsefulNotes/HoleInFlag dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the region experienced ethnic tensions again, mirroring those happening in UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}} and Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgian regions that had significant populations of ethnic minorities. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing South Ossetia from seceding.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. In 2008, following back-and-forth clashes between the two sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who proceeded with a full-scale invasion of Georgia. After five days of open warfare, Russia had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't leave during the 1991 war were booted out. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and Abkhazia (which had been ''de facto'' independent since 1992, but gained even more territory in 2008 with Russian support) Russian-occupied territories.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. In 2008, following back-and-forth clashes between the two sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who proceeded with a full-scale invasion of Georgia. After five days of open warfare, Russia had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't leave during the 1991 war were booted out. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and Abkhazia (which had been ''de facto'' independent since 1992, but gained even more territory in 2008 with Russian support) Russian-occupied territories.
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In the years preceding the [[UsefulNotes/HoleInFlag dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the region experienced ethnic tensions again, mirroring those happening in UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}} and Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgian regions that had significant populations of ethnic minorities. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing The Ossetians subsequently declared rebellion during the chaos of the Georgian Civil War. By the end of 1992, they had controlled most of the former South Ossetia from seceding.
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast. Georgia eventually agreed on a peace treaty and promised not to retaliate, with Russian troops being deployed as peacekeepers.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. In 2008, following back-and-forth clashes between the two sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who proceeded with a full-scale invasion of Georgia. After five days of open warfare, Russia had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't leave during the 1991 war were booted out. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and Abkhazia(which had been ''de facto'' independent since 1992, but gained even more territory in 2008 with Russian support) Russian-occupied territories.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. In 2008, following back-and-forth clashes between the two sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who proceeded with a full-scale invasion of Georgia. After five days of open warfare, Russia had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't leave during the 1991 war were booted out. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and Abkhazia
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. In 2008, following back-and-forth clashes between the two sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who proceeded with a full-scale invasion of Georgia. After five days of open warfare, Russia had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't left during the 1991 war were booted out. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and Abkhazia (which had been ''de facto'' independent since 1992, but gained even more territory in 2008 with Russian support) Russian-occupied territories.
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. In 2008, following back-and-forth clashes between the two sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who proceeded with a full-scale invasion of Georgia. After five days of open warfare, Russia had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't left leave during the 1991 war were booted out. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and Abkhazia (which had been ''de facto'' independent since 1992, but gained even more territory in 2008 with Russian support) Russian-occupied territories.
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. In 2008, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who proceeded with a full-scale invasion of Georgia. After five days of open warfare, Russia had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't left during the 1991 war decided to pack up and leave afterwards. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and Abkhazia (which had been ''de facto'' independent since 1992, but gained even more territory in 2008 with Russian support) Russian-occupied territory.
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. In 2008, after a following back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both between the two sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who proceeded with a full-scale invasion of Georgia. After five days of open warfare, Russia had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't left during the 1991 war decided to pack up and leave afterwards. were booted out. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and Abkhazia (which had been ''de facto'' independent since 1992, but gained even more territory in 2008 with Russian support) Russian-occupied territory.
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South Ossetia is connected to its northern neighbor, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}'s Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, as both are mainly inhabited by ethnic Ossetians. They are descendants of the nomadic Alans (derived from Proto-Iranian ''Aryas'', which also evolved into "UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}" and "[[UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}} Airyanem Vaejah]]", among other things), a part of the Eastern Iranian Sarmatian confederation that once dominated he entirety of Central Asia and Eastern Europe, prior to the arrival of the Huns, Goths, Slavs, Mongols, and Turks. The closest relative of the Ossetian language is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaghnobi_language Yaghnobi]], spoken in UsefulNotes/{{Tajikistan}}, though since they have been separated for centuries, they are not mutually intelligible. The Alans started living in the North Caucasus region in the 4th century, and began moving to areas adjoining the Caucasus Mountains in the 13th century to escape the Mongols. By the 17th century, they moved further south to Kartli (Georgia), due to pressure from the Kabardians, who expanded throughout the North Caucasus.
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South Ossetia is connected to its northern neighbor, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}'s Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, as both are mainly inhabited by ethnic Ossetians. They are descendants of the nomadic Alans (derived from Proto-Iranian ''Aryas'', ''Áryah'', which also evolved into "UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}" and "[[UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}} Airyanem Vaejah]]", among other things), a part of the Eastern Iranian Sarmatian confederation that once dominated he the entirety of Central Asia and Eastern Europe, prior to the arrival of the Huns, Goths, Slavs, Mongols, and Turks. The closest relative of the Ossetian language is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaghnobi_language Yaghnobi]], spoken in UsefulNotes/{{Tajikistan}}, though since they have been separated for centuries, they are not mutually intelligible. The Alans started living in the North Caucasus region in the 4th century, and began moving to areas adjoining the Caucasus Mountains in the 13th century to escape the Mongols. By the 17th century, they moved further south to Kartli (Georgia), due to pressure from the Kabardians, who expanded throughout the North Caucasus.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in UsefulNotes/{{Georgia|Caucasus}} as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}} and UsefulNotes/{{Syria}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
Historically, the country's territories were part of the traditional lands of the Georgians, unlike Abkhazia, which not only had an indigenous population but also polity as well. In fact, South Ossetia was carved as an independent polity only in 1921, after the Soviet Union's invasion and subsequent annexation of Georgia, and even then only as an Autonomous Oblast. What's even more unsettling to the Georgians is that the Soviet Union carved South Ossetia from bits of many divisions instead of a single one, and many of them never have a history of being settled by Ossetians either.
As for the titular people themselves, the Ossetians were descendants of the nomadic Sarmatians, a part of the Eastern Iranian confederation who once conquered the entirety of Central Asia and Eastern Europe before the arrival of the Mongols, the Turks, and the Slavs; their language is related the closest to ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} Pashto]]'', of all things. While they have been inhabiting the Caucasus area for a while, they only started to migrate south of the mountains in the 17th century, and only on a large-scale basis in the following centuries.
In the years preceding the Soviet collapse, ethnic tensions began to flare up in Georgian regions containing minorities, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing South Ossetia from seceding.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flared up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, Georgia formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, they can't make partnerships with anyone and thus many people become homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created an unhealthily dependent society.
Historically, the country's territories were part of the traditional lands of the Georgians, unlike Abkhazia, which not only had an indigenous population but also polity as well. In fact, South Ossetia was carved as an independent polity only in 1921, after the Soviet Union's invasion and subsequent annexation of Georgia, and even then only as an Autonomous Oblast. What's even more unsettling to the Georgians is that the Soviet Union carved South Ossetia from bits of many divisions instead of a single one, and many of them never have a history of being settled by Ossetians either.
As for the titular people themselves, the Ossetians were descendants of the nomadic Sarmatians, a part of the Eastern Iranian confederation who once conquered the entirety of Central Asia and Eastern Europe before the arrival of the Mongols, the Turks, and the Slavs; their language is related the closest to ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} Pashto]]'', of all things. While they have been inhabiting the Caucasus area for a while, they only started to migrate south of the mountains in the 17th century, and only on a large-scale basis in the following centuries.
In the years preceding the Soviet collapse, ethnic tensions began to flare up in Georgian regions containing minorities, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing South Ossetia from seceding.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flared up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, Georgia formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, they can't make partnerships with anyone and thus many people become homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created an unhealthily dependent society.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in UsefulNotes/{{Georgia|Caucasus}} as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}} and UsefulNotes/{{Syria}}, and fellow breakaway five countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, of the United Nations, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. ownership of the territory. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
Historically, the country's territories were part of the traditional lands of the Georgians, unlike Abkhazia, which not only had an indigenous population but also polity as well. In fact,UsefulNotes/TheCaucasus region.
South Ossetiawas carved is connected to its northern neighbor, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}'s Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, as an independent polity only in 1921, after the Soviet Union's invasion and subsequent annexation of Georgia, and even then only as an Autonomous Oblast. What's even more unsettling to the Georgians is that the Soviet Union carved South Ossetia from bits of many divisions instead of a single one, and many of them never have a history of being settled both are mainly inhabited by Ossetians either.
As for the titular people themselves, the Ossetians wereethnic Ossetians. They are descendants of the nomadic Sarmatians, Alans (derived from Proto-Iranian ''Aryas'', which also evolved into "UsefulNotes/{{Iran}}" and "[[UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}} Airyanem Vaejah]]", among other things), a part of the Eastern Iranian Sarmatian confederation who that once conquered the dominated he entirety of Central Asia and Eastern Europe before Europe, prior to the arrival of the Huns, Goths, Slavs, Mongols, and Turks. The closest relative of the Turks, and the Slavs; their Ossetian language is related the closest to ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} Pashto]]'', of all things. While [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaghnobi_language Yaghnobi]], spoken in UsefulNotes/{{Tajikistan}}, though since they have been inhabiting separated for centuries, they are not mutually intelligible. The Alans started living in the North Caucasus region in the 4th century, and began moving to areas adjoining the Caucasus area for a while, they only started to migrate south of Mountains in the mountains in 13th century to escape the Mongols. By the 17th century, and only on a large-scale basis in they moved further south to Kartli (Georgia), due to pressure from the following centuries.Kabardians, who expanded throughout the North Caucasus.
When Georgia briefly became independent following [[UsefulNotes/OctoberRevolution the collapse of Tsarist Russia]], an ethnic conflict flared up in the area around Tskhinvali, which at the time had a small but vocal Ossetian minority. Soviet Russia reconquered Georgia in 1921 and, in response to the grievances alleged by the Ossetians against Georgia, carved up an ethnic enclave called the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
In the years preceding the [[UsefulNotes/HoleInFlag dissolution of the Sovietcollapse, Union]], the region experienced ethnic tensions began to flare up again, mirroring those happening in UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}} and Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgian regions containing minorities, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Samtskhe-Javakheti.that had significant populations of ethnic minorities. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing South Ossetia from seceding.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected thevery nationalistic nationalist Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flared up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, In 2008, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into proceeded with a full-scale war with invasion of Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, After five days of open warfare, Russia won had taken full control over South Ossetia. The remaining Georgians who didn't left during the 1991 war decided to pack up and detached both leave afterwards. Georgia soon severed its ties with Russia, and passed a law designating South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them (which had been ''de facto'' independent since 1992, but gained even more territory in 2008 with Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, Georgia formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that nowsupport) Russian-occupied territory.
To this day, South Ossetia isin danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because recognized by only a handful of nations recognize them, they can't make partnerships with anyone and thus many people become homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on five UN countries, namely Russia has created an unhealthily dependent society.and its allies. It also enjoys good rapport with Abkhazia, UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, and (prior to its 2024 dissolution) [[UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh Artsakh]], all being post-Soviet "frozen conflict" zones.
As a result of extensive Georgian missionary work, the Ossetians mostly practice UsefulNotes/OrthodoxChristianity, though many Ossetians continue to practice their native Assian faith, and there is also a Muslim minority that arose through contacts with the Circassians in the 16th century.
Historically, the country's territories were part of the traditional lands of the Georgians, unlike Abkhazia, which not only had an indigenous population but also polity as well. In fact,
South Ossetia
As for the titular people themselves, the Ossetians were
When Georgia briefly became independent following [[UsefulNotes/OctoberRevolution the collapse of Tsarist Russia]], an ethnic conflict flared up in the area around Tskhinvali, which at the time had a small but vocal Ossetian minority. Soviet Russia reconquered Georgia in 1921 and, in response to the grievances alleged by the Ossetians against Georgia, carved up an ethnic enclave called the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
In the years preceding the [[UsefulNotes/HoleInFlag dissolution of the Soviet
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia elected the
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now
To this day, South Ossetia is
As a result of extensive Georgian missionary work, the Ossetians mostly practice UsefulNotes/OrthodoxChristianity, though many Ossetians continue to practice their native Assian faith, and there is also a Muslim minority that arose through contacts with the Circassians in the 16th century.
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** President: Alan Gagloev
** Prime Minister: Konstantin Dzhussoev
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}} and UsefulNotes/{{Syria}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] UsefulNotes/{{Georgia|Caucasus}} as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}} and UsefulNotes/{{Syria}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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In the years preceding TheGreatPoliticsMessUp, ethnic tensions began to flare up in Georgian regions containing minorities, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing South Ossetia from seceding.
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In the years preceding TheGreatPoliticsMessUp, the Soviet collapse, ethnic tensions began to flare up in Georgian regions containing minorities, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing South Ossetia from seceding.
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Historically, the country's territories were part of the traditional lands of the Georgians, unlike Abkhazia, which not only have an indigenous population but also polity as well. In fact, South Ossetia was carved as an independent polity only in 1921, after the Soviet Union's invasion and subsequent annexation of Georgia, and even then only as an Autonomous Oblast. What's even more unsettling to the Georgians is that the Soviet Union carved South Ossetia from bits of many divisions instead of a single one, and many of them never have a history of being settled by Ossetians either.
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Historically, the country's territories were part of the traditional lands of the Georgians, unlike Abkhazia, which not only have had an indigenous population but also polity as well. In fact, South Ossetia was carved as an independent polity only in 1921, after the Soviet Union's invasion and subsequent annexation of Georgia, and even then only as an Autonomous Oblast. What's even more unsettling to the Georgians is that the Soviet Union carved South Ossetia from bits of many divisions instead of a single one, and many of them never have a history of being settled by Ossetians either.
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia electeed elected the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili fought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flared up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, Georgia formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}} and UsefulNotes/{{Syria}},, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}} and UsefulNotes/{{Syria}},, UsefulNotes/{{Syria}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}} and UsefulNotes/{{Syria}},, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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-> The flag is a tricolor of white, red, and yellow, each representing morality, courage, and prosperity, respectively. It is identical to the flag used by the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania of Russia, except with considerations in proportion (the South Ossentian one is narrower horizontally).
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia made a mistake again when electing the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili ought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flare up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, Georgia formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia made a mistake again when electing electeed the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili ought fought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flare flared up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, Georgia formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
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Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many people become homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created an unhealthily dependent society.
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Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] anyone and thus many people become homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created an unhealthily dependent society.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/NagornoKarabakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/NagornoKarabakh, UsefulNotes/RepublicOfArtsakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in UsefulNotes/{{Georgia}} as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/NagornoKarabakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in UsefulNotes/{{Georgia}} [[UsefulNotes/GeorgiaEurope Georgia]] as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/NagornoKarabakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia made a mistake again when electing the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili ought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flare up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, George formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many people became homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created an unhealthily dependent society.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many people became homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created an unhealthily dependent society.
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The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia made a mistake again when electing the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili ought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flare up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, George Georgia formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many peoplebecame become homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created an unhealthily dependent society.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many people
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Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many people became homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created a unhealthy dependent society.
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Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many people became homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created a unhealthy an unhealthily dependent society.
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in UsefulNotes/{{Georgia}} as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/NagornoKarabakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
Historically, the country's territories were part of the traditional lands of the Georgians, unlike Abkhazia, which not only have an indigenous population but also polity as well. In fact, South Ossetia was carved as an independent polity only in 1921, after the Soviet Union's invasion and subsequent annexation of Georgia, and even then only as an Autonomous Oblast. What's even more unsettling to the Georgians is that the Soviet Union carved South Ossetia from bits of many divisions instead of a single one, and many of them never have a history of being settled by Ossetians either.
As for the titular people themselves, the Ossetians were descendants of the nomadic Sarmatians, a part of the Eastern Iranian confederation who once conquered the entirety of Central Asia and Eastern Europe before the arrival of the Mongols, the Turks, and the Slavs; their language is related the closest to ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} Pashto]]'', of all things. While they have been inhabiting the Caucasus area for a while, they only started to migrate south of the mountains in the 17th century, and only on a large-scale basis in the following centuries.
In the years preceding TheGreatPoliticsMessUp, ethnic tensions began to flare up in Georgian regions containing minorities, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing South Ossetia from seceding.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia made a mistake again when electing the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili ought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flare up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, George formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many people became homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created a unhealthy dependent society.
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-> The flag consist of tricolor of white, red, and yellow, each representing morality, courage, and prosperity, respectively. It is identical to the flag used by the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Republic of Russia, except with considerations in proportion (the South Ossentian one is narrower horizontally).
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South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia ('''Ossetian:''' Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон ''Respublikæ Khussar Iryston'', '''Russian:''' Республика Южная Осетия ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya''), but known in UsefulNotes/{{Georgia}} as the Tskhinvali Region ('''Georgian:''' ცხინვალის რეგიონი ''Tskhinvalis Regioni''), is a breakaway country of Georgia, ''de facto'' independent but recognized only by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}, UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, and fellow breakaway countries UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}, UsefulNotes/NagornoKarabakh, and UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}, with the rest of the international world supporting Georgia's claim. It's located at the very center of the Caucasus Mountains.
Historically, the country's territories were part of the traditional lands of the Georgians, unlike Abkhazia, which not only have an indigenous population but also polity as well. In fact, South Ossetia was carved as an independent polity only in 1921, after the Soviet Union's invasion and subsequent annexation of Georgia, and even then only as an Autonomous Oblast. What's even more unsettling to the Georgians is that the Soviet Union carved South Ossetia from bits of many divisions instead of a single one, and many of them never have a history of being settled by Ossetians either.
As for the titular people themselves, the Ossetians were descendants of the nomadic Sarmatians, a part of the Eastern Iranian confederation who once conquered the entirety of Central Asia and Eastern Europe before the arrival of the Mongols, the Turks, and the Slavs; their language is related the closest to ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} Pashto]]'', of all things. While they have been inhabiting the Caucasus area for a while, they only started to migrate south of the mountains in the 17th century, and only on a large-scale basis in the following centuries.
In the years preceding TheGreatPoliticsMessUp, ethnic tensions began to flare up in Georgian regions containing minorities, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Ossetians wanted Georgia to upgrade their region's status into an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on par with their northern neighbor, the North Ossetian ASSR. Their request was instead met by the opposite: the demotion of their status into a mere administrative region. War ensued, but all authorities involved were able to draft a ceasefire and peaceful settlement in granting more devolved powers, preventing South Ossetia from seceding.
The years up to 2004 were generally peaceful, until Georgia made a mistake again when electing the very nationalistic Mikheil Saakashvili as president. Saakashvili ought to reunite all Georgian lands once and for all and began a campaign of forced reunification, by violence if necessary. Tensions again flare up and the relationship between the ethnic groups were never the same again. Four years afterward, after a back-and-forth clashes perpetuated by both sides, Georgia went into a more active phase by trashing the regional capital Tskhinvali, killing several Russian peacekeepers along the way. This was [[ThisIsUnforgivable the last straw]] in the eyes of the Russian government, who then entered into a full-scale war with Georgia. Several artillery and gunfights later, Russia won and detached both South Ossetia and what's left of their ownership of Abkhazia from Georgia, granted them recognition, and began processes than would make them Russian citizens-lite. Meanwhile, George formed provisional governments for their breakaway regions that the international world recognizes as the legal administrators.
Sovereignty might not has been kind to South Ossetia though. The Ossetian government had initiated a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Georgians and forced them to move to Georgia, but the Ossetians themselves also had to migrate in search for safety, primarily to their North Ossetia-Alania brethren, which means that now South Ossetia is in danger of underpopulation. There's also the fact that because only a handful of nations recognize them, [[RealityEnsues they can't make partnerships with anyone]] and thus many people became homeless ''and'' unemployed. Not to mention that excessive aid on Russia has created a unhealthy dependent society.
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[[AC: The South Ossetian Flag]]
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-> The flag consist of tricolor of white, red, and yellow, each representing morality, courage, and prosperity, respectively. It is identical to the flag used by the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Republic of Russia, except with considerations in proportion (the South Ossentian one is narrower horizontally).
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