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Part I. Introduction: 1. Post-Soviet nationalities theory: past, present and future Ian Bremmer Part II. Russia and its Nations: 2. Russia: confronting a loss of empire John Dunlop 3. The North Caucasus: confederation in conflict Jane Ormrod 4. The Middle Volga: exploring the limits of sovereignty Ronald Wixman 5. Siberia: assimilation and its discontents Gail Fondahl Part III. The New Eastern Europe: 6. Ukraine: from empire to statehood Alexander Motyl and Bohdan Krawchenko 7. Belarus: from statehood to empire? Jan Zaprudnik and Michael Urban 8. Moldova: caught between nation and empire William Crowther Part IV. The Baltics: 9. Lithuania: rights and responsibilities of independence Alfred Senn 10. Latvia: restoring a state, rebuilding a nation Nils Muznieks 11. Estonia: independence redefined Toivo Raun Part V. The Transcaucasus: 12. Azerbaijan: searching for new neighbours Shireen Hunter 13. Armenia: paradise lost? Nora Dudwick 14. Georgia: the trauma of statehood Stephen Jones Part VI. Central Asia: 15. Kazakhstan: pushing for Eurasia Martha Brill Olcott 16. Kyrgyzstan: storm clouds over the 'island of democracy' Eugene Huskey 17. Uzbekistan: breaking the back of democracy Gregory Gleason 18. Turkmenistan: just like the old times David Nissman 19. Tajikistan: reform, reaction, and civil war Muriel Atkin Part VII. Conclusion: 20. From matrioshka nationalism to national interests Ray Taras.
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