Provides a unique account of how the Southern Kuril Islands have shaped the parameters of the Russian state and framed debates on the politics of identity in the post-Soviet era. By shifting the debate beyond a proliferation of Eurocentric and Moscow-focused writings, Paul B. Richardson reveals broad alternatives and possibilities for Russian identity in Asia.
Provides a unique account of how the Southern Kuril Islands have shaped the parameters of the Russian state and framed debates on the politics of iden...