The JUSTIMINO podcast explores the history of minorities in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and neighbouring regions. For the JUSTIMINO team, these minorities are not passive historical objects, they are important agents determined to shape their own destinies, even under highly authoritarian rule. In many cases, they used legal strategies to do so, invoking 'justice' and 'legality' to fight for their rights. Delving into intriguing and untold stories and interviewing a wide range of scholars and activists, the hosts of this podcast not only show the cultural diversity of Eurasia, but also highlight the courage and resilience of its countless 'minorities' throughout modern history.
Language in the South Caucasus: Coding the Nation Before, During, and After Soviet Rule
This episode is about language in the South Caucasus, and the development of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian during the Soviet period in particular. Ketevan Sartania, Gevorg Avetikyan and Mirkamran Huseynli discuss changing Soviet policies as much as local reactions and initiatives from the 1920s to the 1970s. They also engage with national minorities and their languages beyond the three 'titular' nationalities of this region. How did minority languages fare in the different Soviet republics? What was the role of Russian? Lastly, this episode moves into more recent history and the three speakers share their experience of growing up in the post-Soviet Caucasus. Is there a new lingua franca emerging?
Recordings used in this episode:
Ioseb Grishashvili reading his poem "გამოთხოვება ძველ თბილისთან, ანუ დუდუკის საარი ქარს აღარ მოაქვს" (1961).
Avetik Isahakyan reading his poem "Հայրենիքիս" (1956).
Səməd Vurğun reading his poem "Nizami" (1947).
29 Sept 2025
Episode 3: Der Kampf um die georgische Nation - Geschichte und Gegenwart
Oliver Reisner discusses Georgian national movements, the role of minorities, and the current state of law, democracy, and Russian influence in Georgia in an interview with Stefan Kirmse.
27 Mar 2025
Episode 2: Blutanklage im Kaukasus. Georgische Juden und der Kutaisi-Prozess (1878-80)
In dieser Folge geht es um einen faszinierenden Kriminalfall, der sich um 1880 im Kaukasus ereignete. Im Prozess von Kutaisi standen neun georgische Juden im Verdacht, ein christliches Mädchen entführt und getötet zu haben. Angeblich hatten sie ihr Blut für religiöse Zwecke missbraucht. Dieser Fall von Blutanklage – ein Vorwurf, dem sich Juden in Europa seit dem Mittelalter immer wieder ausgesetzt sahen – wird im Rahmen des JUSTIMINO-Projektes aktuell untersucht. Leo Hedrich unterhält sich mit Stefan Kirmse und Archil Longurashvili, die beide zur Lage der georgischen Juden sowie zum Prozess und seinen Auswirkungen forschen. Was sagt er uns über Justiz des Zarenreiches? Welches Licht wirft er auf den russischen Kolonialismus? Und wie ging der Prozess eigentlich aus?
Verwendete Hintergrundmusik:
Lado Kavsadze – Venakhi
Zacharia Paliashvili – Elegie
Petre Amiranashvili – Kiasos Lied (aus Oper Daisi)
Debi Ishkhnelebi – Chonguri Sakartveloa
Nützliche Links:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02634937.2024.2302581#abstract
https://justimino.hypotheses.org/420
13 Sept 2024
Episode 1: Khevsurs and Khevsureti. 'Minorities' in Imperial and Soviet Georgia
In this episode, Stefan Kirmse talks to two young scholars, Anna Tchintscharauli and Bastian Marx, who share an intriguing and little-known research topic: the Khevsurs of northern Georgia. How did imperial and Soviet observers see and describe this group, and how did and do the Khevsurs see themselves? What can the Khevsur perspective contribute to the history of the Soviet deportation of the Chechens and Ingush? And do the Khevsurs constitute a 'minority' in any meaningful sense of the term?
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