The Chechen wars : will Russia go the way of the Soviet Union? /

Russian presidents Yeltsin and Putin justified their invasions of Chechnya as necessary to prevent a breakup of the Russian Federation. Evangelista challenges these justifications by exploring the sources of both wars and the implications for Russia's internal coherence and international standi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evangelista, Matthew, 1958-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ©2002.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7864/j.ctvbj7g98
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Summary:Russian presidents Yeltsin and Putin justified their invasions of Chechnya as necessary to prevent a breakup of the Russian Federation. Evangelista challenges these justifications by exploring the sources of both wars and the implications for Russia's internal coherence and international standing.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0815724977
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