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In December 1991, the Soviet Union passed into history as a legal entity, breaking apart into 15 successor states. This work explains why. It points out that support for dissolution was limited to a handful of republics that included only a small portion of the Soviet population.

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Focusing on the vastly different outcomes of post-Soviet regime transitions, this study explores why some societies have become more democratic and some have not. Based on in-depth comparative analyses, the book assesses political developments in six of Russia's regions (Sarat...

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This original study by distinguished scholar Vitaly V. Naumkin offers an authoritative analysis of the key militant Islamic organizations in Central Asia. Long veiled in secrecy, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Hizb at-Tahrir al-Islami, and the Islamic Revival Party of Taj...