LEADER 02248nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910828501503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-81274-5 010 $a9786610812745 010 $a0-8157-2497-7 035 $a(CKB)111087027972528 035 $a(EBL)268843 035 $a(OCoLC)53798320 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000120322 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141038 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120322 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10091768 035 $a(PQKB)10697270 035 $a(OCoLC)1086413003 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse73239 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL268843 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10063838 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL81274 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC268843 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027972528 100 $a20020814d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Chechen wars $ewill Russia go the way of the Soviet Union? /$fMatthew Evangelista 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-2499-3 311 $a0-8157-2498-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aYeltsin'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. 330 $aRussian 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. 606 $aUrban warfare$zRussia (Federation)$zChechnia 607 $aChechni?a? (Russia)$xHistory$yCivil War, 1994-$xCauses 615 0$aUrban warfare 676 $a947.52086 700 $aEvangelista$b Matthew$f1958-$01676173 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828501503321 996 $aThe Chechen wars$94072405 997 $aUNINA