Abstract
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, a state of political, economic, and social disarray was accompanied by a renewed hope for improved human rights conditions in Russia and the former Soviet Republics. However, transitions toward more democratic forms of governance and market economies have faced many obstacles, and have not necessarily facilitated the protection of such rights. As this eclectic compilation of essays and bibliographies in the current digest reveals, many legacies of Soviet rule persist and continue to plague the region today.
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Nowakowski, Arianna
(2007)
"Human Rights in Russia and the Former Soviet Republics: Introduction,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 36.
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https://digitalcommons.du.edu/hrhw/vol7/iss1/36
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