Springtime of Nations

An irreverent, informative blog about separatism, autonomy, indigenous rights, interethnic conflict, balkanization, and micronationalism—with maps & flags in every article!

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Serbia’s Albanians Turn Kosovo–Crimea Parallels on Their Head, Ask Tirana to Annex Preševo Valley

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Residents of Preševo, Serbia, celebrating the centenary of Albanian independence in 2012 (BBC) Diplomacy over the Russian Federation ’s ...

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Raëlian Free-Love UFO Cult Comes Out in Favor of Independent Cascadia

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The idea of an independent nation called Cascadia in North America’s temperate northwest, received a thumbs-up this week from an unexpec...

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Venice Votes on Independence from Italy This Week; Separatists Prepare Declaration, Transfer of Authority

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It is a year for separatist referenda. Scotland will hold its vote on separation from the United Kingdom on September 18th. Catalon...

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

What Next after Crimea’s “Referendum”?

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Crimean Russians celebrating their referendum result Two major votes were held on Sunday, March 16th. In the Democratic People’s Republ...

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Chris Roth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Chris Roth is a social-cultural and linguistic anthropologist with an interest in the symbolic politics of nationalism and ethnicity. He has worked extensively with indigenous groups in northern British Columbia and southeast Alaska and is the author of an ethnography of the Tsimshian Nation.

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