An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires

by James S. Olson

In 1991, the centrifugal forces of ethnic nationalism destroyed the Soviet Union. Religious and ethnic issues will be the defining principles of political life in East Europe, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia for the next decade. Yet when most Americans and Europeans read, for instance, of the Ossetians and Ingush, they have no idea who these peoples are or why they are fighting. This volume will provide a ready reference for students, researchers,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313274975
• ISBN13: 9780313274978
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 3.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"