Nations and Politics in the Soviet Successor States (Soviet and East European Studies)

A comparative investigation of the 15 independent states that have emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union. It looks at the causes and results of the struggles that undermined Gorbachev's limited revolution-from-above and initiated the process of national state building in the republics. Foreword / Robert Conquest -- Preface / Ian Bremmer And Ray Taras -- Pt. I. Introduction -- Reassessing Soviet Nationalities Theory / Ian Bremmer -- Pt. Ii. The Center -- Success And Collapse : Traditional Soviet Nationality Policy / Victor Zaslavsky ; Russia : Confronting A Loss Of Empire / John Dunlop -- Pt. Iii. The New Eastern Europe -- Ukraine : The Politics Of Independence / Bohdan Krawchenko ; Belarus : A Long Road To Nationhood / Michael Urban And Jan Zaprudnik ; Moldova : Breaking Loose From Moscow / Daria Fane -- Pt. Iv. The Baltics -- Lithuania : Nationalism In The Modern Era / Richard Krickus ; Latvia : Origins, Evolution, And Triumph / Nils Muiznieks ; Estonia : A Plural Society On The Road To Independence / Cynthia Kaplan -- Pt. V. The Transcaucasus -- Azerbaijan : Search For Identity And New Partners / Shireen Hunter ; Armenia : The Nation Awakens / Nora Dudwick ; Georgia : A Failed Democratic Transition / Stephen Jones -- Pt. Vi. Central Asia -- Kazakhstan : A Republic Of Minorities / Martha Brill Olcott ; Uzbekistan : From Statehood To Nationhood / Gregory Gleason ; Tajikistan : Ancient Heritage, New Politics / Muriel Atkin ; Turkmenistan : Searching For A National Identity / David Nissman ; Kyrgyzstan : The Politics Of Demographic And Economic Frustration / Gene Huskey -- Pt. Vii. Nations Without States -- The Middle Volga : Ethnic Archipelago In A Russian Sea / Ron Wixman ; The North Caucasus : Fragmentation Or Federation? / Jane Ormrod ; Siberia : Native Peoples And Newcomers In Collision / Gail Fondahl -- Pt. Viii. Conclusion -- Making Sense Of Matrioshka Nationalism / Ray Taras -- Appendix A: Chronology Of Ethnic Unrest In The Ussr, 1986-92 ; Appendix B: Soviet Census Data, Union Republic And Assr, 1989. Edited By Ian Bremmer And Ray Taras. Title On Cover: Nations & Politics In The Soviet Sucessor States. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 561-565) And Index. Contents Maps Tables Notes on contributors Foreword ROBERT CONQUEST Preface 1 Reassessing Soviet nationalities theory IAN BREMMER 2 Success and collapse: traditional Soviet nationality policy VICTOR ZASLAVSKY 3 Russia: confronting a loss of empire JOHN DUNLOP 4 Ukraine: the politics of independence BOHDAN KRAWCHENKO 5 Belarus: a long road to nationhood MICHAEL URBAN and JAN ZAPRUDNIK 6 Moldova: breaking loose from Moscow DARIA FANE 7 Lithuania: nationalism in the modern era RICHARD KRICKUS 8 Latvia: origins, evolution, and triumph NILS MUIZNIEKS 9 Estonia: a plural society on the road to independence CYNTHIA KAPLAN 10 Azerbaijan: search for industry and new partners SHIREEN T. HUNTER 11 Armenia: the nation awakens NORA DUDWICK 12 Georgia: a failed democratic transition STEPHEN F. JONES 13 Kazakhstan: a republic of minorities MARTHA BRILL OLCOTT 14 Uzbekistan: from statehood to nationhood? GREGORY GLEASON 15 Tajikistan: ancient heritage, new politics MURIEL ATKIN 16 Turkmenistan: searching for a national identity DAVID NISSMAN 17 Kyrgyzstan: the politics of demographic and economic frustration GENE HUSKEY 18 The Middle Volga: ethnic archipelago in a Russian sea RON WIXMAN 19 North Caucasus: fragmentation or federation? JANE ORMROD 20 Siberia: Native peoples and newcomers in collision GAIL A. FONDAHL 21 Conclusion: making sense of matrioshka nationalism RAY TARAS Appendix A: Chronology of ethnic unrest in the USSR, 1895-1991 Appendix B: Soviet census data, union republic and ASSR, 1989 Further reading Index