The Nationalities question in the post-Soviet states

Abstract

Preface. List of Maps. List of Contributors. Part 1: Nationalities policy: from the Soviet Union to the Post-Soviet States: 1. The Soviet State and Nationalities Policy, Graham Smith. 2. The Post-Soviet States and the Nationalities Question, Andrew Wilson. Part 2: Introduction. . The Russian Federation: Introduction. 3. The Russians and the Russian Question, Simon Dixon. 4. Tatarstan and the Tatars, Marie Broxup. 5. The Northern Minorities, Piers Viebsky. 6. Buryatiya and the Buryats, Caroline Humphrey. Part 3: The Baltic States: Introduction. 7. Estonia and the Estonians, Rein Taagepera. 8. Latvia and the Latvians, Graham Smith. 9. Lithuania and the Lithuanians, Alfred Senn. Part 4: The South West Borderlands: Introduction. 10. Ukrainine and the Ukrainians, Peter Duncan. 11. Belarus and the Belarusians, Ralph Clem. 12. Moldova and the Moldavians, Vladimir Socor. Part 5: Transcaucasia: 13. Armenia and the Armenians, Edmund Herzig. 14. Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijanis Tamara Dragadze. 15. Georgia and the Georgians, Robert Parsons and Steven Jones. Part 6: Muslim Central Asia: Introduction. 16. Kazakhstan and the Kazakhs, Ingvar Svanberg. 17. Uzbekistan and the Uzbeks, Shirin Akiner. 18. Turkmenistan and the Turkmens, Annette Bohr. 19. Tajikistan and the Tajiks, John Payne. 20. Kyrgyzstan and the Kyrgyz, Simon Crisp and Annette Bohr. Part7: Diaspora nationalities: Introduction. 21. Crimean Tatars, Edward Lazzerini. 22. The Jews, Yoram Gorlizki. 23. Volga Germans, Anthony Hyman. 24. Russians outside Russia: the new Russian diaspora, Aadne Aasland. Appendix: 1: Ethnic and territorial claims of the post-Soviet states. 2: Comparative tables for the post-Soviet states and their nationalities. Bibliographic guide to further reading in the English language. Index.