Center-periphery Conflict in Post-Soviet Russia
Author | : Mikhail A. Alexseev |
Publisher | : MacMillan |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0333765281 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780333765289 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Why did the Soviet Union break up, whereas the Russian Federation has so far held together in the face of ostensibly similar secession crises? To what extent is regional separatism a product of economic incentives or local ethnic identity? Few areas of the world display a greater complexity of ethnic relations than the post Soviet empire, and there are few with greater long term strategic significance. Drawing on political science, sociology, and anthropology, this study asks why political elites in some regions in post-Soviet Russia have shown more of a proclivity for separatism from Moscow than others.