Center-periphery conflict in post-Soviet Russia : a federation imperiled / edited by Mikhail A. Alexseev.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-292) and index.

Introduction: Challenges to the Russian Federation / Mikhail A. Alexseev -- Ch. 1. Ideology, Interests, and Identity: Comparing the Soviet and Russian Secession Crises / Stephen E. Hanson -- Ch. 2. The Dynamics of Secession in the Russian Federation: Why Chechnya? / Gail W. Lapidus -- Ch. 3. Political Stability and Ethnic Parity: Why Is There Peace in Dagestan? / Robert Bruce Ware and Enver Kisriev -- Ch. 4. Dilemmas of Federalism in Siberia / Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer -- Ch. 5. Fortress Russia or Gateway to Europe? The Pskov Connection / Mikhail A. Alexseev and Vladimir Vagin -- Ch. 6. A Mirage of the "Amur California": Regional Identity and Economic Incentives for Political Separatism in Primorskiy Kray / Mikhail A. Alexseev and Tamara Troyakova -- Conclusion: Asymmetric Russia: Promises and Dangers / Mikhail A. Alexseev.

"Drawing on insights from political science, sociology, and anthropology, Center-Periphery Conflict in Post-Soviet Russia asks why political elites in some regions in post-Soviet Russia have shown more of a proclivity for separatism from Moscow than others.

Focusing on Chechnya, Dagestan, Sakha, Buryatia, Tyva, Pskov, and Primorye, this volume explores political programs articulated by top officials in the regions, local separatist or anti-separatist movements, and disputes between Moscow and the regions over natural resources and external trade. This is the first major comparative study on the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation."--BOOK JACKET.