Managing the ethnic factor in the Russian and Soviet Armed Forces : an historical overview /
Curran, Susan L.author.
Erickson, John,1929-2002,former owner.StEdNL
Erickson, Ljubica,former owner.StEdNL
Ponomareff, Dmitry,1949-author.
Rand Corporation.
This report examines the history of Russian (pre-Soviet) and Soviet attempts to employ and manage national minorities in military establishments and campaigns. The analysis concentrates on policies and practices adopted to involve minority manpower in the military while maintaining Slavic dominance of and control over the armed force of the state. In particular, the study traces how the number of ethnic groups drawn into the military has consistently expanded throughout the centuries, identifies the types of units and operational roles to which minorities have been assigned, and discusses the difficulties encountered by virtue of language differences and the potential unreliability and disloyalty of non-Russian soldiers.
"July 1982."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-41).
"R-2640/1."
This report examines the history of Russian (pre-Soviet) and Soviet attempts to employ and manage national minorities in military establishments and campaigns. The analysis concentrates on policies and practices adopted to involve minority manpower in the military while maintaining Slavic dominance of and control over the armed force of the state. In particular, the study traces how the number of ethnic groups drawn into the military has consistently expanded throughout the centuries, identifies the types of units and operational roles to which minorities have been assigned, and discusses the difficulties encountered by virtue of language differences and the potential unreliability and disloyalty of non-Russian soldiers.
John and Ljubica Erickson collection.
Ethnology
Minorities
Also available via the Internet.