The transition to national armies in the former Soviet republics, 1988-2005 / Jesse Paul Lehrke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehrke, Jesse Paul, author.

Series:

Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ; 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe, Eastern--Armed Forces--Reorganization.

Europe, Eastern.

Former Soviet republics--Armed Forces--Reorganization.

Former Soviet republics.

Europe, Eastern--Armed Forces--History.

Former Soviet republics--Armed Forces--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book looks at the militaries of the late-Soviet and post-Soviet republics. Beginning with the end of the Soviet era, it recognises that the successor states did not spring from nowhere, but inherited a legacy that influenced all that followed. The book discusses how politicians control the instruments that are the manifestation of the state's monopoly on violence, and how society views and supports the military. By taking a bottom up empirical approach that examines the personnel, leaders, organisations and institutions, and their outlook and attitudes, the book presents a comprehensiv

Contents:

The Transition to National Armies in the Former Soviet Republics, 1988-2005; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1 The Soviet Armed Forces in their final decade; 2 The Soviet Armed Forces and domestic security: the repression of 1989-1991; 3 The transformation of the Soviet Armed Forces in its final years(1989-1991); 4 The defection of the Soviet Armed Forces and the end of the USSR: the August putsch of 1991; 5 The reconstruction and evolution of the armed forces in the Soviet successor states: Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine

6 The new armed forces and domestic security: revolutions and repression in Russia, Armenia, Georgia and UkraineConclusion: paths to new national armies, recent developments and looking ahead; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-283-92015-8

0-203-07455-6

1-135-10887-0

9780203074558

OCLC:

823390008