02249nam 2200589Ia 450 991078049300332120200520144314.01-280-81274-597866108127450-8157-2497-7(CKB)111087027972528(EBL)268843(OCoLC)53798320(SSID)ssj0000120322(PQKBManifestationID)11141038(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120322(PQKBWorkID)10091768(PQKB)10697270(OCoLC)1086413003(MdBmJHUP)muse73239(Au-PeEL)EBL268843(CaPaEBR)ebr10063838(CaONFJC)MIL81274(MiAaPQ)EBC268843(EXLCZ)9911108702797252820020814d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Chechen wars[electronic resource] will Russia go the way of the Soviet Union? /Matthew EvangelistaWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20021 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-2499-3 0-8157-2498-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Urban warfareRussia (Federation)Chechni͡aChechni͡a (Russia)HistoryCivil War, 1994-CausesUrban warfare947.52086Evangelista Matthew1958-1493051MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780493003321The Chechen wars3859580UNINA