Ten Years After the Soviet Breakup: The Impact of Nationalism

Issue Date October 2001
Volume 12
Issue 4
Page Numbers 27-34
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To grasp what is happening in the former USSR, we must examine the types of nationalism that flourish there.

About the Author

Ghia Nodia is professor of political science at Ilia State University and director of the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy, and Development in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Democracy.

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