Citation

Curran SL, Ponomareff D. Conflict 1983; 4(2-4): 239-300.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Institute for Conflict and Policy Studies, Publisher Crane - Russak)

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Abstract

This report examines the history of Russian (pre-Soviet) and Soviet attempts to employ and manage national minorities in military establishments and campaigns. The analysis concentrates on policies and practices adopted to involve minority manpower in the military while maintaining Slavic dominance of and control over the armed force of the state. In particular, the study traces how the number of ethnic groups drawn into the military has consistently expanded throughout the centuries, identifies the types of units and operational roles to which minorities have been assigned, and discusses the difficulties encountered by virtue of language differences and the potential unreliability and disloyalty of non-Russian soldiers.

Language: en