books.google.de - From its beginnings Russia has been a polyethnic society, and so has a long history of dealing with ethnic problems. From its imperial stage through the Soviet years it has experienced the pressures of ethnic assimilation and ethnic nationalism. In recent years, political liberalization and economic...http://books.google.de/books/about/An_Ethnic_History_of_Russia.html?id=xd3ZnfyRgncC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAn Ethnic History of Russia