ABSTRACT
This book treats the issue of national diversity of Soviet military manpower that affects the morale, effectiveness, and reliability of the Soviet armed forces. It explores the historical dimensions of military multinationalism with respect to the Russian and Soviet military establishments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|59 pages
Managing the Ethnic Factor in the Russian and Soviet Armed Forces: A Historical Overview
part 2|52 pages
Soviet Nationalities in German Wartime Stategy, 1941–1945
part 3|75 pages
The Ethnic Factor in the Soviet Armed Forces
part 4|40 pages
Soviet Demographic Trends and the Ethnic Composition of Draft-Age Males, 1980–1995
part 5|18 pages
Soviet Muslim Soldiers in Afghanistan
