This book is the first written product of the Russian Littoral Project, sponsored jointly by the University of Maryland at College Park and The Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

"This book is the first written product of the Russian Littoral Project, sponsored jointly by the University of Maryland at College Park and The Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies"--Pref.

1. The legacies of history -- 2. National identity and ethnicity -- 3. Religion -- 4. Political culture and civil society -- 5. The impact of economics -- 6. Foreign-policy priorities and institutions -- 7. Military issues -- 8. The nuclear factor -- 9. The Eurasian upheaval as process.