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'œ...In addition to contributing to scholarship on Stalin and the 1920's, the book has relevance for the 1990's. Once again Russia and its neighbors confront the establishment of a new, multinational, political entity, but they do so burdened by a history that denies the validity of true self-determination. Blank's volume provides a densely written and sobering lesson in nationality politics that Soviet specialists will want to consider in understanding post-Soviet affairs.'' History Review of New BooksBlank, Stephen is the author of 'Sorcerer As Apprentice Stalin As Commissar of Nationalities, 1917-1924' with ISBN 9780313286834 and ISBN 0313286833.
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