The author writes that the end of the Cold War lead to hope of a more stable world. But the NATO bloc ignored Moscow's protest's, expanded eastward towards Russia's borders. Only with the rise of Putin did hope appear about Russia's resurgence.

Vasily Alekseyevich Maklakov, (1869 - 1957) was a Russian trial lawyer and liberal parliamentary orator, one of the leaders of the Constitutional Democratic Party and Russian Freemasonry, notable for his advocacy of a constitutional Russian state. His brother Nikolay Maklakov served as Russia's Interior Minister in 1912-15.

A history of the Ingush peoples of the North Caucasus during the period of 1944 - 2004. The book covers their deporation during World War Two under Stalin's orders, their political rehabilitation and eventual return to the Caucasus.

The book is the published version of a lecture given by Garri Kasparov, Chess Master and passionate politician, who attempted to run for president in Russia. He discusses the challenges facing Russia and Russian society under the corrupt non-democratic regime of Putin & Co.

This detailed history of the Vyatka region is divided into two parts. the first examines the region's history and its connections to the rest of Russia and other countries. In the second part, the authors examine traditional folk clothing, the various ethnic groups and their relations inside the region.

Mr. Sharp's writings on nonviolent resistance have been studied by opposition activists in Zimbabwe, Burma, Russia, Venezuela and Iran, among others. His 1993 guide to unseating despots, 'From Dictatorship to Democracy,' has been translated into at least 28 languages and was used by movements that toppled governments in Serbia, Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. One can now add Tunisia, Egypt...

The book deals with the relationship between government and the people in Russia; of allies and enemies of our country, about the causes of ethnic conflicts within the state of the connection with Russian culture nationalism, the nature, causes and consequences of Russophobia.

The author discusses issues related to historical and contemporary questions about Tatarstan and its relations with the Russian Federation (Russia).

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