Nation-Building and Common Values in Russia

This book provides a useful assessment of the extent to which Russians and non-Russians share a common set of values, which in turn allows readers to get a sense of the extent to which the Russian government's efforts to create a common political identity for all inhabitants of the Russian Federation will be successful. Slavic Review This volume is excellent in that it considers identity-formation in some of the smaller and lesser-known regions. It also carefully and interestingly offers good descriptive evidence of key sources of both Russia's identity tensions and of its relative ethno-political stability. Particularly notable are interesting chapters on history textbooks and on the Orthodox and Islamic religious revival in post-Soviet Russia. -- Liliana Riga, University of Strathclyde Nations and Nationalism, Vol. 11 Part 3, July 2005 Rich in empirical details. The individual chapters provide well researched accounts of the value structures in different spheres of life and the relationship of these different spheres to the process of nation building in Russia. -- Neil Melvin Europe-Asia Studies Overall, it is well-written and well structured and provides an invaluable insight into the complexities of the Russian nation-building process. -- J. Glenn, University of Southampton Seer Each case study provides a useful historical and cultural context into which the data from the survey on values are fitted. Highly recommended. CHOICE