The Russian Federations official acknowledgement of the
independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in August 2008 has since
been undermining both overall political stability in the Southern
Caucasus in general and future perspectives of Georgias development
in particular. Such recognition of new quasi-legal entities without
consent of the parent state and a subsequent erosion of the
principle of territorial integrity are pressing challenges in
current world affairs. The Kremlins controversial 2008 decision
continues to be an important bone of contention in Russian-Western
relations. This study explores the emergence and recent
transformation of modern norms of recognition, secession, and
self-determination in international law. It traces the evolution of
Soviet and Russian perspectives on the recognition of new states,
and discusses overall Georgia-Russia relations in order to answer
the question: Why did the Kremlin recognize Georgias two breakaway
entities in contradiction to traditional Russian approaches to
recognition? The author argues that Moscows deviant behavior
vis-á-vis Tbilisi was caused by three major reasons, namely: the
earlier recognition of Kosovo by many Western nations in disregard
of Russias stance, the intention to prevent Georgias accession to
NATO, and the necessity to legitimize a continued presence of
Russian armed forces in Georgias two breakaway provinces.
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