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Books – Interviews of Central Asian Afgantsy who fought in Afghanistan during the Soviet Invasion of 1979-1989

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Интервью с воинами-интернационалистами Афганской войны 1979-1989 годов

http://centralasiaprogram.org/publications/memos-and-ebooks

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Call for Papers – Chechnya: Rationales of Violence and War Experiences – Paris, 22-23 October 2012

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CONFERENCE – CALL FOR PAPER – Chechnya: rationales of violence and war experiences

Paris, 22-23 October 2012

 Since 1994, the Chechen war has been qualified in diverse ways by actors and observers, and this profusion of qualifiers reveals a multitude of explanations for the causes, goals and consequences of the war. The aim of this conference will be first to sum up, renew and enrich existing research on the Chechen war, by rereading the history of Chechnya since the end of the Soviet period. Its aim will also be to put the phenomena of violence at work in Chechnya in a comparative perspective that takes into account the renewal of contemporary war studies as well as the historiography of 20th century wars. Continue reading →

Call for Contributors – Pipss.org – “The Reform of Russian and Post-Soviet Militaries”

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Issue 14th  –  “The Reform of Russian and Post-Soviet Militaries” – Anna Colin Lebedev, Isabelle Facon & Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski (14th issue Editors) – Articles Submission Deadline: March 15th, 2012 – Publication: Summer 2012. Continue reading →