Central Asian, Russian & Eastern European Studies

This excellent reference source brings together hard-to-find information on the eighty-three constituent units of the Russian Federation...

The Transformation of Tajikistan explores the sources of a state which was born in the Soviet Union but which has been radically changed by independence and its exposure to global politics and economics.  Authors address the sources of statehood in history, Islam and secularism, gender, economy and ..

The Transformation of Tajikistan explores the sources of a state which was born in the Soviet Union but which has been radically changed by independence and its exposure to global politics and economics.  Authors address the sources of statehood in history, Islam and secularism, gender, economy and ..

Unlike in other countries of Eastern Europe where the opposition to communism came in the form of single mass movements led by charismatic leaders such as Vaclav Havel and Lech Walesa, in Hungary the opposition was very fragmented. This book focuses on the key role played by Àrpád Göncz, Hungary’s f..

This book looks at the militaries of the late-Soviet and post-Soviet republics. Beginning with the end of the Soviet era, it recognises that the successor states did not spring from nowhere, but inherited a legacy that influenced all that followed. The book discusses how politicians control the inst..

This book looks at the militaries of the late-Soviet and post-Soviet republics. Beginning with the end of the Soviet era, it recognises that the successor states did not spring from nowhere, but inherited a legacy that influenced all that followed. The book discusses how politicians control the inst..

This book looks at the militaries of the late-Soviet and post-Soviet republics. Beginning with the end of the Soviet era, it recognises that the successor states did not spring from nowhere, but inherited a legacy that influenced all that followed. The book discusses how politicians control the inst..

The political revolutions which established state socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe were accompanied by revolutions in the word, as the communist project implied not only remaking the world but also renaming it. As new institutions, social roles, rituals and behaviours emerged, so did..

The political revolutions which established state socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe were accompanied by revolutions in the word, as the communist project implied not only remaking the world but also renaming it. As new institutions, social roles, rituals and behaviours emerged, so did..

This book examines the impact that the Warsaw Pact inadvertently had on the non-Soviet Warsaw Pact (NSWP) members, by providing an opportunity to assert their own interests, emancipate themselves from the Soviet grip, and influence Warsaw Pact policy. By analysing archival evidence and examining the..

This book examines the impact that the Warsaw Pact inadvertently had on the non-Soviet Warsaw Pact (NSWP) members, by providing an opportunity to assert their own interests, emancipate themselves from the Soviet grip, and influence Warsaw Pact policy. By analysing archival evidence and examining the..

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