Download or read book The International Politics of Eurasia: v. 9: The End of Empire? Comparative Perspectives on the Soviet Collapse written by S. Frederick Starr and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1997. This book is the ninth in a series often volumes produced by the Russian Littoral Project, The project shares the conviction that the transformation of the former Soviet republics into independent states demands systematic analysis of the determinants of the domestic and foreign policies of the new countries. The series of volumes is intended to provide a basis for comprehensive scholarly study of these issues. This volume was shaped by the author’s view that future scholarship about the post Soviet world requires both specialized research and broad-gauge studies that carefully juxtapose the breakup of the Soviet empire with the transformation of other multinational empires.