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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828501503321

Autore

Evangelista Matthew <1958->

Titolo

The Chechen wars : will Russia go the way of the Soviet Union? / / Matthew Evangelista

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2002

ISBN

1-280-81274-5

9786610812745

0-8157-2497-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

947.52086

Soggetti

Urban warfare - Russia (Federation) - Chechnia

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) History Civil War, 1994- Causes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.