Central Asian, Russian & Eastern European Studies

This book traces the development of free speech in the Soviet Union and Russia from the beginning of perestroika to the present day. It shows how long-standing hopes for an open society in which people would speak freely were raised following the break up of the Soviet Union, how free speech was one..

From Conflict to Autonomy in the Caucasus analyses the relation of the Soviet nationality policy and modern ethnic conflicts in the post-Soviet space. The book explains why the Bolsheviks granted autonomous status to ethnic minorities in the South Caucasus, focusing in particular on Abkhazia, Nagorn..

From Conflict to Autonomy in the Caucasus analyses the relation of the Soviet nationality policy and modern ethnic conflicts in the post-Soviet space. The book explains why the Bolsheviks granted autonomous status to ethnic minorities in the South Caucasus, focusing in particular on Abkhazia, Nagorn..

This book describes the everyday life of a Soviet citizen besieged in the city of Leningrad and his subsequent service in the Red Army during the war and post-war occupation of Czechoslovakia and Hungary...

Under communism there was, in the countries of Eastern Europe, a very high level of gender equality, with a high participation rate by women in the labour market and with pay on a par with that of men. The transition from communism has upset this situation. This book presents a comprehensive overvie..

Under communism there was, in the countries of Eastern Europe, a very high level of gender equality, with a high participation rate by women in the labour market and with pay on a par with that of men. The transition from communism has upset this situation. This book presents a comprehensive overvie..

This book examines the transformation of the state in Central and Eastern Europe since the end of communism and adoption of market oriented reform in the early 1990s, exploring the impact of globalization and economic liberalization on the region’s states, societies and political economy...

This book examines the transformation of the state in Central and Eastern Europe since the end of communism and adoption of market oriented reform in the early 1990s, exploring the impact of globalization and economic liberalization on the region’s states, societies and political economy...

Governance arrangements put in place for Siberia and Mongolia after the collapse of the Qing and Russian Empires were unusual and experimental. The Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic and the independent Mongolian People’s Republic represented a new model of governance, incorporating ..

Governance arrangements put in place for Siberia and Mongolia after the collapse of the Qing and Russian Empires were unusual and experimental. The Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic and the independent Mongolian People’s Republic represented a new model of governance, incorporating ..

Governance arrangements put in place for Siberia and Mongolia after the collapse of the Qing and Russian Empires were unusual and experimental. The Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic and the independent Mongolian People’s Republic represented a new model of governance, incorporating ..

This book examines human trafficking from post-Soviet countries, exploring the full extent of the problem and discussing countermeasures, at both the local and the global level, and considering the problem in all its aspects...