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UNINA9910828501503321 |
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Autore |
Evangelista Matthew <1958-> |
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Titolo |
The Chechen wars : will Russia go the way of the Soviet Union? / / Matthew Evangelista |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2002 |
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1-280-81274-5 |
9786610812745 |
0-8157-2497-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urban warfare - Russia (Federation) - Chechnia |
Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) History Civil War, 1994- Causes |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Yeltsin's War -- No war, no peace -- Putin's war -- Regions at risk? -- Dictatorship of law -- War crimes and Russia's international standing -- Russia and the West after September 11. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Russian presidents Yeltsin and Putin justified their invasions of Chechnya as necessary to prevent a breakup of the Russian Federation. Evangelista challenges these justifications by exploring the sources of both wars and the implications for Russia's internal coherence and international standing. |
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