Title: Russia and the new states of Eurasia :
Authors: Dawisha, Karen.; Parrott, Bruce,; Russian Littoral Project.
Date: 1994
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Physical description: xx, 437 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language: English
LC classification: D
Abstract: With the collapse of the USSR, Russia and the fourteen other successor states that border it have had to deal with an unpredictable international environment as they face internal political turmoil and economic chaos. This book surveys relations among the new states and neighboring countries, and identifies the issues that will determine the long-term economic growth and political stability of this vast and vital region. The authors examine the historical legacies of the new states; the influence of ethnicity and religion; prospects for internal and external economic relations; foreign policy, military forces, and the debate over nuclear weapons; and the impact of Western policy in the region. --From publisher's description.
Contents: 1. The Legacies of History -- 2. National Identity and Ethnicity -- 3. The Impact of Religion -- 4. Political Culture and Civil Society -- 5. The Impact of Economics -- 6. Foreign Policy Priorities and institutions -- 7. Military Issues -- 8. The Nuclear Factor -- Appendix A: Chronology of Events, January 1992 to October 1993 -- Appendix B: Compendium of Leadership and Institutional Changes in the Eurasian States, January 1992 to October 1993 -- Appendix C: Soviet Census Data, Union Republic and ASSR, 1989.
Notes: "This book is the first written product of the Russian Littoral Project, sponsored jointly by the University of Maryland at College Park and The Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies"--Pref.
Subject headings (LCSH): Former Soviet republics--Politics and government.; Russia (Federation)