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This book looks at the nation-building projects in Russia and the Soviet successor states in a comparative perspective, discussing their preconditions and the means employed by the nation-builders, and focusing on the practical actions taken by the political leaders.
List of contents
1 Introduction, 2 Nation-Building and Social Integration Theory, 3 Discovering the Centuries-Old State Tradition, 4 Nation, State, and Religion, 5 Integration or Alienation? Russians in the Former Soviet Republics, 6 Nation-Building in Two Bicultural States: Latvia and Kazakhstan, 7 Two Romanias, Two Moldovas, 8 Belarus: The Dog That Didn’t Bark, 9 Ukraine: Building a Nation on Marginal Differences, 10 Russia: The Old Center Versus the New— Versus the Periphery, 11 Comparisons and Conclusions
About the author
Pal Kolsto is Professor in the Department of East European and Oriental Studies at the University of Oslo.
Summary
This book looks at the nation-building projects in Russia and the Soviet successor states in a comparative perspective, discussing their preconditions and the means employed by the nation-builders, and focusing on the practical actions taken by the political leaders.
