ABSTRACT
This brief chapter provides a synopsis about what happened to ethnic Russians who were stranded beyond borders after the collapse of the Soviet Union, away from their ethnic kin, in countries where they became minorities. Specifically, the question of how the government treated them and the extent of inclusion into their respective host countries is evaluated. In addition, a summary of a theory of minority protection after secession is presented in order to understand what explains the differences in the treatment of minorities once they were living under titular government rule. The curvilinear model is confirmed for the majority of cases, and results indicate that the level of inclusion depends on which stage we are analyzing during the nation-building process and critical turning points delineate different levels of minority accommodation. The chapter closes with a discussion of policy relevance of this research.
