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Unification of North and South Ossetia should happen as structure part of Georgia with the consent of Russia.
At the same time North Ossetia informed Russian government about entering structure of Georgia.
On 1925-July-15 the executive committee of Georgia has listened report of Takoev from the North Ossetia.
- Maybe someone will become interested, why North Ossetia wishes to enter structure of Georgia?
- Because Ossetia always existed shoulder to shoulder with Georgia and it pulled to be with it,
- Our workers see, that such sensible policy is carry out nowhere, except Georgia.
- Besides, South Ossetians categorically demands to connect North only to Georgia.
Uniting of two Ossetias became a serious point of issue.
Joseph Stalin has asked to share thoughts about this theme of Secretary of Transcaucasia Bureau A.Mikojan.
Through certain time Stalin has familiarised with Mikoyan's opinion.
In his opinion, uniting of North and South Ossetia would be desirable only with Russia.
These events complicated situation in the North Caucasus even more.
Almost all North Caucasian Republics have started to consider a question about exiting Russia.
The definitive point in this discussion was put by Stalin.
After Ossetians an exit from structure of Russian Federations were demanded by Chechens.
Then Dagestan has prepared the letter on exiting from the Russian federation and entrance in the Transcaucasia Republic.
Undoubtedly, after these, other colonial republics have wanted also to exit from structure of the Russian federation.
Cossacks of Tersky Kuban, looking at it, have wanted Autonomies too, and after that the Don Cossacks too.
Cossacks have declared desire to create the Kazan Republic and that they had the especial interests.
- Probably, it will be not possible to forbid Russian, what for not Russian we have allowed.
'This is sprouts of Russian nationalism - the face of the most terrible nationalism already.'
'I do not say that Southern republics of Russia will leave it and will enter into the USSR independently.'
'And this can lead us to breaking of the Russian Federation.' Comrade Stalin wrote to comrade Mikoyan.
On Stalin's recommendations, a question of consideration about status of autonomous regions has been suspended.
And the question about uniting of North and South Ossetia has been removed from the agenda.
Incidents between the Ossetian and Georgian people did not happen till 1980.
The Ossetian land, you are happy, Lenin's medal shines on a chest.
- We were on the first place on number of mixed marriages between Georgians and Ossetians than with others.
- There was our dialogue and rapprochement and sharing of all feelings in bitterness and in pleasure.
- From this side, it is possible to say, that there were no misunderstandings between us
- until conversations about any kinds of autonomies have not begun.
Since 1989, when Georgia has started to struggle for independence, the USSR has set the Ossetians against Georgia.
Anti-Ossetian campaign, proceeding from National-liberating forces, increased contraposition.
When the USSR already collapsed, Michael Gorbachev has offered the new project to republics.
By Gorbachev's plan, if any of Republics refused the new Union contract then
for autonomies, which were parts of these Republics, was granted the right to be a part of the USSR separately.
In case of Georgia, the right was given to Adzharsk, Abkhazian autonomies and 'South Ossetian region'.
Tbilisi 1990 - Friends! The extreme dangerous situation was created in Samachablo.
- On the Georgian land do not let in the Georgian.
On 1990-September-20 14th session of district council of South Ossetia has made the decision
to transform South Ossetian autonomous region to Soviet-democratic republic.
This very day the declaration on the sovereignty of South Ossetian Soviet Republic has been accepted.
The autonomous region has autocratically stopped action of laws of Georgia in its territory.
This session has sent the reference to the Supreme Council of the USSR about acceptance South Ossetia to the USSR.
- Ordinary Ossetians, I could communicate with hundreds, were not
TAMAZ GVELESIANI The plenipotentiary of Georgia in a conflict zone in 1989,
member of the government, headed by Gamsahurdia, in 1990-91.
- Some Ossetians even didn't know what there a business was about.
- On places have been sent about one hundred activists of Adamon Nyhas.
- In each village Adamon Nyhas had some the teacher or the bookkeeper or the teenager 17-18 years old.
Adamon Nyhas the special accent made on youth.
In October of 1990 on elections in Georgia has won the Round Table.
South Ossetia declared boycott to elections.
They have appointed their own elections on 1990-December-07.
By their calculations, they expected direct signing of the contract with Moscow.
- We had no time to come to power, as USSR announced new order about entering of autonomies in to USSR.
AKAKI ASATIANI The chairman of parliament of Georgia in 1990-91
- On background of our arrival announced the transformation of 'South Ossetian autonomous region'
- in to republic, even not in autonomous. On this background an elections taking place and
- elected Council must solve Union's contract signing.
Position has become aggravated. In office of Zviada Gamsahurdia negotiations did not stop.
Tbilisi examined different variants. Negotiations with Tskhinvali have not taken place.
Tbilisi put the only condition - transferring of elections for later terms.
Otherwise - 'South Ossetian autonomous region' would be abolished!
- Gorbachev untraceable. And in political sense he was not influential man in the USSR any more.
- Zviad also did not try to call to Gorbachev very much. But there was an attempt to phone him.
- We have already exhausted all resources. If Ossetins do not wish, then we will call their instructors.
- We - opponents of Soviets have been elected under laws of the USSR. These in Tskhinvali must obey.
- The logic was on our side and politically and under Union laws. From Moscow - silence.
- Moscow convinces us that we must persuade Ossetians to transfer elections... at least.
- If Ossetians will transfer elections then we (Moscow) will reconsider the decision of the new Union contract also.
- Lukjanov in open text declared: '- We have no right to interfere in to internal affairs of Tskhinvali.'
- As though Tskhinvali was some USA or China.