From Union to Commonwealth Nationalism and Separatism in the Soviet Republics

In this volume, leading scholars from the United States, Canada and the Soviet Union explore the contemporary nationality problems in the USSR. They analyze the struggle between those movements that arose under perestroika and seek political independence from Moscow and those that wish to preserve the territorial integrity of the Soviet state. The authors also examine the political implications of the changing nature of Russian nationalism, the emergence of new national and ethnic identities and the problems that these identities pose for attempts to liberalize the Soviet state.Lapidus, Gail W. is the author of 'From Union to Commonwealth Nationalism and Separatism in the Soviet Republics' with ISBN 9780521427166 and ISBN 0521427169.