This richly detailed study traces the shared history of Russia and Islam in expanding
compass-from the Tatar civilization within the Russian heartland, to the conquered territories …

The end of communism has revived the historical debate about Russia's relations with both
the West and the East. Some commentators viewed the Russian-Chechen war as a clash of …

Demonstrates definitively that the secularization thesis is correct, and religion is losing its
grip on societies worldwide In the decades since its introduction, secularization theory has …

Regional sub-state diplomacy has come of age during the past decade. No longer limited to
just a handful of federal states in Europe, sub-state entities across the world today engage in …

This paper investigates migratory patterns in the North Caucasian republic of Dagestan. It
relies on prior literature, both in Russian and English, to establish the basic form of migration …

By unanimous adoption of the Universal Declaration of Cultural Diversity, the UNESCO
Member States accepted a new ethical approach to respect diversity as a guiding principle …

Focusing on the roles of Russian Orthodoxy and Islam in constituting, challenging and
changing national and ethnic identities in Russia, this study takes Tsarist and Soviet …

After the collapse of communism in Russia, which is the home of more than 14 million
Muslims, there has been an Islamic revival that has been part of the process of political and …

The Christian-Muslim Frontier describes the historical formation of this zone, and its
contemporary dimensions: geopolitical, psychological, economic and security. Special …

Although Russia is traditionally associated with Orthodox Christianity it is historically a home
for a substantial Islamic umma (community). In 1788 the enlightened but autocratic Russian …