Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the New Abroad (The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture)
By David D. Laitin.
Description
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, nationality groups have claimed sovereignty in the new republics bearing their names. With the ascendance of these titular nationality groups, Russian speakers living in the post-Soviet republics face a radical crisis of identity. That crisis is at the heart of David D. Laitin's book.Laitin portrays these Russian speakers as a "beached diaspora" since the populations did not cross international borders; the borders themselves receded. He asks what will become of these populations. Will they learn the languages of the republics in which ...
ISBN(s)
0801484952, 9780801484957
