Sia. Eng. Scandinavian University Press, 1995. ... s. (Norwegian Nobel Insti-tute Lecture Series.) ISBN 82-00-22432-5 Forfatteren, som er professor, var i 1993 invitert til å forelese om na- sjonalistproblemene i det tidligere Sovjetunionen og i Russland ved Nobel- instituttets vårforedrag-serie. Her analyserer hun den rolle nasjoner og na-sjonal bevissthet spilte i Sovjet-staten og vurderer Russlands framtid i lysav multietnisitet og forholdet til tilgrensende nasjonalstater.

This is a story about the solution of the nationalities question in the USSR, about the Leninist nationalities policy, the cooperation and mutual assistance of the Soviet peoples, and the flourishing of each of the Soviet republics.

An indispensable guide to the nationalities and states recently become visible after the obscuring demise of the Soviet Empire. Written by 25 scholars, the new edition details the major political developments in each region, locating each nationality within its historical, geopolitical, and cultural context. The volume also includes comparative statistical data and includes the key Northern Eurasia players in 1996: Russia, The Baltic States, the Ukraine, Belrus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ethnic upheaval throughout the USSR now threatens the very reforms introduced by Gorbachev and may well decide the fate of his government. This volume describes the histories of the suppressed and angry nationalities, their drive for the restoration of national rights, and the implications for the future. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

English translation of a Russian language treatise on experience of social integration of the different national levelities represented by the various republics and other territorial units constituting the USSR.