▁ ▁Allow ▁minor ities ▁to ▁win ▁in ▁political ▁disput es ▁about ▁which ▁they ▁feel ▁strongly , ▁through ▁parliament ary ▁voting , ▁refer endum , ▁etc . ▁ ▁S ett le ▁for ▁a ▁conf eder ation ▁or ▁a ▁common wealth ▁relationship ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁limited ▁t ies ▁among ▁states . ▁Some ▁govern ments ▁suppress ▁any ▁separ at ist ▁movement ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁country , ▁but ▁support ▁separ at ism ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁separ at ism ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁separ at ism ▁is ▁based ▁more ▁on ▁cultural ▁and ▁lingu istic ▁differences ▁than ▁religious ▁or ▁ra cial ▁differences , ▁which ▁also ▁may ▁exist . ▁Eth nic ▁separ at ist ▁movements ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁E uras ia ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Soviet ▁Union ' s ▁dissol ution ▁into ▁its ▁original ▁eth nic ▁group ings ▁which ▁formed ▁their ▁own ▁nations ▁of ▁Armen ia , ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Bel arus , ▁Est onia , ▁Georgia , ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁K yr gy z stan , ▁Lat via , ▁Lith u ania , ▁Mold ova , ▁Russia , ▁T aj ik istan , ▁Turk men istan , ▁Ukraine , ▁and ▁U z bek istan . ▁ ▁Che chen ▁separ at ism ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us , ▁currently ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Che ch ny a ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁( Russ ian ▁rule ). ▁ ▁Ser b ▁separ at ism ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁( Rep ub lika ▁Sr ps ka ) ▁and ▁Kos ovo