on the territory of each country there is a certain amount of diasporas.They are classified by relevant characteristics and historical origin.However, what the Diaspora?What is its role in strengthening the national culture?Let us examine in this article.
terminology.General information
word "diaspora" has Greek roots and is treated as a "scattering".In modern terms this term is the part of the people or a certain stable ethnic groups living outside the area where they were formed.However, "the foreign state," they have social institutions, whose activities are aimed at supporting and developing their identity.Worldwide relations with those ethnic formations considered a significant achievement in the development of foreign policy and the development of national consciousness.
diaspora is particularly important for Israel, India and Armenia.This is due to the fact that the political and economic direction of this kind of community has provided substantial support to the country.
historical understanding
In the ancient world, what the diaspora, knew the Phoenicians, Greeks and Jews.The reason for this was a small square of these people who were forced to emigrate to certain groups of the population and create a colony in the newly conquered territories.The first space historic homeland as a result of voluntary or forced migration left traders.They emigrated, mostly in the newly created colony of open trade routes.Among the Hellenized Jews of the word "diaspora" it was very specific.They were considered Jewish communities that voluntarily living outside the land of Israel.These included groups that were forcibly expelled from the kingdom of Judah by the Babylonians and the Romans from the province of Judea.A narrower definition of the value gained from the creation of the Septuagint.Under the community understands Jewish groups forcibly expelled from the Land of Israel.
modern interpretation of the definition
greater depth the question of what the diaspora began to consider at the beginning of the 20th century.This definition is not tied to the Jewish people.Modern precise interpretation of the concept is still no.And around this issue are ongoing discussions, not only in Russia but also abroad.Many countries have established sufficiently strong connection with communities living abroad.An example is Georgia.This country is to maintain contact with their diaspora around the world has created a special ministry.
Classification
now in Russia is 193 ethnic groups that have their own characteristics and specific features.For the purpose of the research carried out a temporary classification.It provides for the separation of the diaspora into three groups:
- historic represented Jews and Armenians;
- modern, which combined Chinese and Koreans;
- group emerging that united migrants from Central Asia.
Popular ethnic communities of the world
Talking about what Diaspora should give a few figures.One of the largest Chinese communities in the world is considered.It includes more than 35 million people.Indian and Russian diaspora comprises 25 million people.The Ukrainian ethnic group consists of 12 million people.Circassian, Roma, Armenian, Greek and Jewish Diaspora include about 8 million. The Vietnamese and German groups combined 3.5 million people.The smallest is considered the Azerbaijani diaspora.It consists of 2.4 million people.
Features Azerbaijani Diaspora
In the Leningrad region, this ethnic group is one of the largest ethnic communities.The main reason was the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, which has caused a significant increase in the group.Now in possession of the Azerbaijani diaspora in St. Petersburg is a Sunday school, Consulate General of the Republic, the editors of the publishing house of the newspaper "Azeri".
strategic goal of great powers
Significant changes have occurred in the Azerbaijani diaspora in the early 2000s.Then her community were united in certain countries and significantly enhanced the effectiveness of existing ones.Over the past three years, the number of established social structures is more than 80 contributed to this Committee on the Middle East and Europe.Although the Azerbaijani diaspora is still in the stage of formation, significant positive changes are already visible.Congress passed the first members of the community leaders of organizations.In 2004, it was founded in Azerbaijani congress in Europe.In modern conditions the Republic itself became the center of international strategic plans.Therefore, we can fully understand the interest of many countries in the Azerbaijani diaspora.
