South Ossetia, Peace process, Russia

In the first decade after the war that took place in South Ossetia in early nineties of the 20th century, primary topic discussed in the peace process was the issue of different versions of symmetrical and asymmetrical models of federation between Tbilisi on the one hand and Tskhinvali on the other. Key point of all efforts of a peace process was the question how to respect the right of sovereignty of Ossetian nation while at the same time take into the account the principle of territorial integrity of Georgia. The war in South Ossetia in August 2008 put an end to any efforts to find a compromise. The aim of our study is to analyze the impact of internal changes in the Russian Federation on the transformation of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.