Product Description: The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 left 25 million Russians living outside the Russian Federation. This important new book explores their social identity, examining the mutually held perceptions, fears and resulting nationalism of both the ethnic Russians living outside the Russian Federation and the indigenous, or 'titular', populations they live amongst...read more

Product Description: On the morning after the Soviet Union’s collapse, millions of ethnic Russians living on the fringes of the former Russian Republic suddenly awakened to find themselves in foreign countries―newly independent non-Russian successor states that most Russians now refer to as the "near abroad...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: "Well-written and well-documented, this volume provides an excellent overview of the history, current state, and possible future of the ‘Russian diaspora’ as well as a more than adequate review of the academic literature on the topic...read more