Ethnic Relations in Post-Soviet Russia: Russians and Non-Russians in the North Caucasus

While the collapse of communism in Russia was relatively peaceful, ethnic relations have been deteriorating since then. This deterioration poses a threat to the functioning of the Russian state and is a major obstacle to its future development. Analysing ethnic relations in the North Caucasus, this book demonstrates how a myriad of processes that characterised post-Soviet transition, including demographic change, economic upheaval, geopolitical instability, and political re-structuring, have affected daily life for citizens. It raises important questions about ethnicity, identity, nationalism, sovereignty, and territoriality in the post-Soviet space.

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• ISBN: 9780415833691
• Number of pages: 202
• Weight: 476g
• Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm