Russia, Ukraine, and the breakup of the Soviet Union

1 Nationalities and the Russian Problem in the USSR: A Historical Outline 1

2 Nations of the USSR in 1970 29

3 Russians in Ukraine and Problems of Ukrainian Identity in the USSR 71

4 West Ukraine and West Belorussia: Historical Tradition, Social Communication, and Linguistic Assimilation 109

5 Urbanization in Ukraine since the Second World War 139

6 History and Russian Nationalism 161

7 Dilemmas of Russian Nationalism 183

8 Imperial Legacy and the Soviet Nationalities Problem 229

9 Soviet West

or Far Eastern Europe?

259

10 Press and Soviet Nationalities: The Party Resolution of 1975 and Its Implementation 277

11 Strange Politics of Lviv: An Essay in Search of an Explanation 299

12 Nation-Building in Ukraine: Problems and Prospects 319

13 Reflections on Ukraine after 1994: The Dilemmas of Nationhood 327

14 After Empire: What? 343

15 Ukraine: From an Imperial Periphery to a Sovereign State 361

16 Fall of the Tsarist Empire and the USSR: The Russian Question and Imperial Overextension 395.