Constructing Ethnopolitics in the Soviet Union

Introduction: Theoretical Perspective and Focus of Inquiry Soviet Nationality Policy: Theory and Practice The Modernization Process and Ethnic Nationalism Relative Deprivation and the Politicization of Ethnic Groups Ethnic Organizations, Programs, and Demands Legitimizing Sources of Ethnic Politics The Problem of Orientation: Ethnocentrism - Polycentrism Samizdat and Ethnic Mobilization