Russian Minority Politics in Post-Soviet Latvia and Kyrgyzstan: The Transformative Power of Informal Networks

The collapse of the Soviet Union suddenly rendered ethnic Russians living in non—Russian successor states like Latvia and Kyrgyzstan new minorities subject to dramatic political, economic, and social upheaval. As elites in these new states implemented formal policies and condoned informal practices that privileged non—Russians, ethnic Russians had to react. In Russian Minority Politics in Post—Soviet Latvia and Kyrgyzstan, Michele E. Commercio draws on extensive field research, including hu...