ABSTRACT

This book examines Soviet nationalities policy from the 1920s to the present. Tracing nationalities policy to its roots in Bolshevik efforts to arrest the decay of the Russian Empire, Dr Simon looks at the evolution of Soviet policy, analyzes the reactions of non-Russian peoples to the policies and discusses the forms of expression and the goals of

chapter I|19 pages

Introduction

chapter II|51 pages

Nation-Building

chapter IV|21 pages

Agricultural Collectivization and the Famine

chapter V|21 pages

Industrialization and Migration

chapter VII|55 pages

War

chapter VIII|37 pages

De-Stalinization

chapter IX|105 pages

A New Nationalism