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The Newly Independent States of Eurasia: Handbook of Former Soviet Republics » Read Now
by Sandra L. Batalden. 236 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This new edition features up-to-date statistical profiles of each of the republics that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union, covering demography, government, education, economics, geography, and communications, based on the most recent and reliable sources available. Each profile is...
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This new edition features up-to-date statistical profiles of each of the republics that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union, covering demography, government, education, economics, geography, and communications, based on the most recent and reliable sources available. Each profile is followed by a succinct summary of that country's geography and history, a map, and an analysis of its current political, cultural, and economic issues. The book also contains general maps of various regions, a detailed glossary, extensive bibliographies, and a thoroughly cross-referenced index.
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The New Eurasia: A Guide to the Republics of the Former Soviet Union » Read Now
by David T. Twining. 213 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This unique compilation on the Eurasian states of the former Soviet Union introduces the little-known yet strategic heartland of the world. Some of the data included has never before been published; none has been assembled in such a manner in which interrelationships of culture, history, diplomacy...
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This unique compilation on the Eurasian states of the former Soviet Union introduces the little-known yet strategic heartland of the world. Some of the data included has never before been published; none has been assembled in such a manner in which interrelationships of culture, history, diplomacy, economics, and defense are so clear and understandable. As a guide to the new republics no other source, reference or text, has accomplished this comprehensive undertaking. This volume reveals the new Eurasia with which the world must live for the foreseeable future.
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Diplomacy in the Former Soviet Republics » Read Now
by James P. Nichol. 248 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Soviet authorities in 1987-1991 tried to encourage the union republics to use their diplomatic apparatuses, created by Stalin in 1944, to solicit foreign economic trade and aid. In many cases, union republics were able to draw upon diplomatic precedents established during the early Soviet period, or...
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Soviet authorities in 1987-1991 tried to encourage the union republics to use their diplomatic apparatuses, created by Stalin in 1944, to solicit foreign economic trade and aid. In many cases, union republics were able to draw upon diplomatic precedents established during the early Soviet period, or when they were independent states in the period 1918-1921. The many international contacts and ties the former union republics had established abroad helped them to promptly gain diplomatic recognition and establish diplomatic relations with many foreign states, mitigating to some degree the shock to the world order caused by the breakup of the Soviet Union.
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Patterns in Post-Soviet Leadership » Read Now
by Timothy J. Colton, Robert C. Tucker. 258 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...alk. paper 1. Political leadership--Former Soviet republics. 2. Former Soviet republics--Politics and government. I. Colton...aside for the moment the variation across...
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Peacekeeping and the Role of Russia in Eurasia » Read Now
by Lena Jonson, Clive Archer. 229 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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National Identity and Ethnicity in Russia and the New States of Eurasia » Read Now
by Roman Szporluk. 328 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...1-56324-355-5 pbk. 1. Nationalism--Former Soviet republics. 2. Former Soviet republics--Ethnic relations. 3. Former Soviet Republics--Politics and government. I...
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Environmental Resources and Constraints in the Former Soviet Republics » Read Now
by Philip R. Pryde. 366 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library
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Ethnic Tensions and Separatism in Russia, in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies » Read Now
by Valery Stepanov. 27 pgs.

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...the `national republics of Russia...and the post-Soviet space by drawing...territory of the former Soviet Union...parts of the former Soviet Union, separatism...after the...
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Central Asia since Independence » Read Now
by Shireen T. Hunter. 222 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

A noted expert in Eurasian studies examines the nationalist, ethnic, and pro-independence movements in and among the new Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union.
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Central Asia and Transcaucasia: Ethnicity and Conflict » Read Now
by Vitaly V. Naumkin. 244 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

The collapse of the Soviet Union and its totalitarian system has resulted in instability and conflict among its many ethnic groups. In this volume, a distinguished group of scholars from the Russian Center for Strategic Research and International Studies examines the ethnic conflicts roiling Central...
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The collapse of the Soviet Union and its totalitarian system has resulted in instability and conflict among its many ethnic groups. In this volume, a distinguished group of scholars from the Russian Center for Strategic Research and International Studies examines the ethnic conflicts roiling Central Asia and Transcaucasia today--the roots and dynamics of these conflicts, their possible consequences, and the possibilities for resolution. The analyses are based upon extensive field studies, interviews, local press accounts, and other sources unavailable in the West. The work presents an inside view of the conflicts, describes the forces involved, and provides a prognosis for future developments in the region.
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Nationalism in Uzbekistan: A Soviet Republic's Road to Sovereignty » Read Now
by James Critchlow. 234 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Drawing from a wide range of Uzbek and Russian sources, James Critchlow analyzes significant developments leading up to Uzbekistan's declaration of sovereignty and examines the outlook for the republic's emergence as an independent international player. The author's primary focus is on the Uzbek...
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Drawing from a wide range of Uzbek and Russian sources, James Critchlow analyzes significant developments leading up to Uzbekistan's declaration of sovereignty and examines the outlook for the republic's emergence as an independent international player. The author's primary focus is on the Uzbek elites' attitudes and their efforts to throw off Moscow's hegemony by using popular grievances to mobilize mass support against the central Soviet government.
Critchlow traces local grievances to two roots. The first is Uzbekistan's decades-long economic exploitation by Moscow through the imposition of an intensive cotton monoculture, the accumulated effects of which have been massive environmental degradation, illness, and death. The second is the central government's failure to adequately compensate Uzbekistan for these hardships and for the republic's overall contribution to the Soviet economy, while having further impoverished Uzbeks by limiting the range of their cultural and political expression.Among the manifestations of Uzbek resistance explored here are protests against russification and compulsory military conscription; persistent and open adherence to religious traditions; and loyalty above all to local political, ethnic, and family ties-- which frequently has led Moscow to charge the republic's leadership with "nepotism" and "corruption".
Now that their campaign for sovereignty has triumphed, will Uzbek leaders be able to solve the knotty political and economic problems their republic still faces? The analysis offered here illuminates this question and suggests possible answers.
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The Crisis in Azerbaijan: How Clans Influence the Politics of an Emerging Republic, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by Joseph A. Kechichian, Theodore W. Karasik. 15 pgs.

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...smallest three republics in the Caucasus...territories of the former Soviet Union soured...territories of the former Soviet Union may be...for the Baltic republics, where...
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Springtime in Tajikistan, in World Policy Journal » Read Now
by Anthony Richter. 6 pgs.

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...former core of the Soviet Union agonizes over...and its actions in the former republics of Moldova, Georgia...did elsewhere in the former Soviet Union, Moscow turned...As...
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Moldova: Independence, Unification, Disintegration?, in Contemporary Review » Read Now
by Charles King. 7 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...the Kremlin. Of all the former Soviet republics, perhaps the least studied...Communist groups throughout the former Soviet republics. Communist-era politics...of ethnic...
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Poverty, Children and Transition in Kyrgyzstan: Some Reflections from the Field, in Journal of International Affairs » Read Now
by Jude Howell. 13 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...dissolution of the Soviet Union in December...Central Asian republics.(5) It not only...economies. As former Leninist parties...Compared with other republics of the former...
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Regional Peacekeepers: The Paradox of Russian Peacekeeping » Read Now
by Peter Cross, John Mackinlay. 224 pgs.

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Despite the disintegration of the Soviet Union during the 1990s, Russia has continued to maintain its longstanding obligations and strategic interests in former Soviet territories. This publication examines Russia's military interventions in regional conflicts to determine whether its role has been...
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Despite the disintegration of the Soviet Union during the 1990s, Russia has continued to maintain its longstanding obligations and strategic interests in former Soviet territories. This publication examines Russia's military interventions in regional conflicts to determine whether its role has been genuinely peacekeeping or more a post-imperial presence that seeks to maintain former strategic interests. It includes first hand accounts of the CIS peacekeeping efforts in South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Moldova, and Tajikistan, as well as contemporary assessments of Russian peacekeeping efforts alongside NATO forces, as well as in Chechnya.
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