Central Asian, Russian & Eastern European Studies

Kyrgyzstan is an interesting example of a relatively weak state, but one where the regime has remained intact despite the fact that its military is scrupulously neutral, rather than pro-regime, and despite ethnic conflict between Uzbeks and Kyrgyz. This book explores this apparent paradox and argues..

With cutting-edge research and contributions from top scholars, the late Stalinist period is thoroughly explored in this impressive work. It explores a wide range of aspects of late Stalinist society, focusing on the experience of the Soviet people and their interaction with ideology, state policy a..

Law, Rights and Ideology in Russia provides a rich examination of Russia’s particular attitude to political liberalism, the rule of law, and rights...

Law, Rights and Ideology in Russia provides a rich examination of Russia’s particular attitude to political liberalism, the rule of law, and rights...

Law, Rights and Ideology in Russia provides a rich examination of Russia’s particular attitude to political liberalism, the rule of law, and rights...

This book explores the unfolding of world history in a remote corner of Central Asia: the region of Badakhshan. It offers a comprehensive overview of the history of the Ismaili community in Tajikistan and analyses the ways in which expressions of political and religious authority have evolved and ho..

This book explores the changing nature of growing-up working-class in post-Soviet Russia in a time of economic reform. Based on extensive research, it analyses the strategies of contemporary vocational education graduates and highlights their significance for wider processes of social change and soc..

The process of “modernization” in Central Asian countries tends to be viewed as a process of moving away from “outdated approaches”, with most scholars focusing on what needs to be done to “modernize”, with traditional approaches not being taken very seriously. This book, on the contrary, based on e..

This book explores the development of Lenin’s thinking on violence throughout his career, and provides an important assessment of the significance of ideological factors for understanding Soviet state violence as directed by the Bolshevik leadership during its first years in power._x005F_x000D_  ..

This book examines how membership of the European Union has affected life in the ten former communist countries of Eastern Europe that are now members of the European Union. For each country, political, economic and social changes are described and discussed, together with people’s perceptions of th..

This book provides a rich picture of what life was like for women in late Soviet times by presenting the life stories of eight women who were born in the interwar period. The life stories are told through interviews with the women who were well educated and well placed in Soviet society, often in el..

Exploring urban democracy in Russia, this book considers a wide range of cities of different types, and of different political allegiances, showing that the power and status of cities varies tremendously across the federation, as does the development of grassroots democracy...