Publication
1998
The creation of the Soviet Union in 1923 as a federation of sovereign republics, however fictitious in practice, proved to be highly consequential six decades later when Mikhail Gorbachev initiated a program of ideological and political liberalization. As the process of reform gained momentum it unleashed a growing tide of national self-assertion.
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Author | Gail W Lapidus |
Series | CISAC Journal |
Issue | 1 |
Publisher | Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) |
Copyright | © 1998 Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) |