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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450729903321

Autore

German Tracey C. <1971, >

Titolo

Russia's Chechen war / / Tracey C. German

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003

ISBN

0-415-75395-3

0-203-41776-3

1-134-43250-X

1-280-07156-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

947.5/2

Soggetti

Democracy - Russia (Federation)

Electronic books.

Chechni͡a (Russia) History Civil War, 1994-

Chechni͡a (Russia) Relations Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Relations Russia (Federation) Chechni͡a

Chechni͡a (Russia) History Autonomy and independence movements

Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; The Russian Federation in transition; Background to the Chechen declaration of independence in 1991; The post-coup period and the collapse of the USSR (August  November 1991); The consolidation of an 'independent', post-Soviet Chechnya (1991  93); Challenges to internal sovereignty: The roots of power and opposition to the Dudayev regime (1991  93); War by proxy? (February  September 1994); The decision to invade (October  December 1994); Making peace or war?; Conclusions: One step forward, two steps back

GlossaryNotes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study looks closely at the Russian Federation in transition, following the collapse of the communist Soviet Union, and the implications of the 1991 Chechen Declaration of Independence in the context of Russia's democratisation project.