The fire below : how the Caucasus shaped Russia /
Ware, Robert Bruce,editor.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: How has the Caucasus shaped Russia? / Robert Bruce Ware -- Caucasian causation. Enter the memes / Patrick Armstrong ; Caucasian crescent: Russia's islamic policies and its responses to radicalization / Domitilla Sagramoso and Akhmet Yarlykapov ; War in the Caucasus: moving the Russian military into the 21st century / Lt. col. Robert W. Schaefer and 1lt Andrei Doohovskoy -- Caucasian consequences. Russia's canary in the North Caucasus' mine: Stavropol'skii krai / Andrew Foxall ; Blowback: Chechnya and the challenges of Russian politics / Richard Sakwa ; Preparations for the Sochi olympics / Walter Richmond -- Caucasian crosscurrents. Islam and orthodox Christianity in the Caucasus: from antagonism to partnership / Nicolai N. Petro ; The Northeastern Caucasus: drifting away from Russia / Anna Matveeva -- Conclusion: How has the Caucasus shaped Russia? / Robert Bruce Ware.