Table of Contents

I: Islam in Russia, Past and Present; 1: Islam in Russia; 2: Islam in Post-Soviet Russia; II: Identity Politics in the Russian Federation; 3: The Evolution of Russia's Post-Soviet National Identity; 4: The Evolution of Russian Federalism; 5: Democratization and Multiparty Politics in Post-Soviet Russia; III: Russia and Islam; 6: The Evolution of Russia's Foreign Policy Perspectives in the Post-Soviet Era; 7: The Role of Islam in Shaping Russia's Post-Soviet External Relations; 8: Russian Policy toward Central Asia and the Transcaucasus; 9: Russia's Relations with the Northern Tier Countries; 10: Russia's Relations with the Arab World and the Balkans; 11: Russian-Western Relations; Conclusion: Russia's Encounter with Islam