Russian–American Relations: Islamic and Turkic Dimensions in the Volga–Ural Basin

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Islamic and Turkic Dimensions in Russian–American Relations: An Introduction....Pages 1-25
Islam and Ethnicity in the CIS: The American Perspective....Pages 26-35
Turkic and Islamic Dimensions of Russian-American Relations....Pages 36-58
Russia, Central Asia and Central Asia’s Neighbours....Pages 59-81
National Self-Determination, Russian State Unity and the Chechen Conflict....Pages 82-112
Russia and Islam: Mutual Adjustment in the New World....Pages 113-138
Russia and the Islamic Factor: Possible Sources of Military Conflicts and Their Prevention....Pages 139-154
Political Perspectives of Islam in Bashkortostan....Pages 155-165
Tatarstan’s Quest for Autonomy within the Russian Federation....Pages 166-195
Russia–Tatarstan: Economic Reform Problems....Pages 196-207
Tatar Renaissance in the Context of Eurasian Civilisation....Pages 208-219
Tatarstan’s Model of Cultural Revival....Pages 220-223
Revival of Nationalism in Bashkortostan....Pages 224-251
The Role of Bashkortostan National Sovereignty in the Russian Multinational State....Pages 252-262
The Turkic Peoples of Russia: Historical Ethnopolitical Perspectives and a Case Study of Bashkortostan....Pages 263-276
The Ethno-Linguistic Situation in the Republic of Bashkortostan....Pages 277-289
Back Matter....Pages 291-314