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The Chechen Wars
- Will Russia Go the Way of the Soviet Union?
Engelsk Paperback
The Chechen Wars
- Will Russia Go the Way of the Soviet Union?
Engelsk Paperback

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Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin improvised a system of "asymmetric federalism" to help maintain its successor state, the Russian Federation. However, when sparks of independence flared up in Chechnya, Yeltsin and, later, Vladimir Putin chose military action to deal with a "brushfire" that they feared would spread to other regions and eventually destroy the federation. Matthew Evangelista examines the causes of the Chechen Wars of 1994 and 1999 and challenges Moscow''s claims that the Russian Federation was too fragile to withstand the potential loss of one rebellious republic. He suggests that the danger for Russia lies less in a Soviet-style disintegration than in a misguided attempt at authoritarian recentralization, something that would jeopardize Russia''s fledgling democratic institutions. He also contends that well-documented acts of terrorism by some Chechen fighters should not serve as an excuse for Russia to commit war crimes and atrocities. Evangelista urges emerging democracies like Russia to deal with violent internal conflict and terrorism without undermining the fundamental rights and freedoms of their citizens. He recommends that the United States and other democracies be more attentive to Moscow''s violations of human rights and, in their own struggle against terrorism, provide a kind of role model.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
260
ISBN-13:
9780815724995
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0815724993
Udg. Dato:
12 nov 2002
Længde:
26mm
Bredde:
230mm
Højde:
154mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Oplagsdato:
12 nov 2002
Forfatter(e):
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