«Brigid O’Keeffe’s The Multiethnic Soviet Union and Its Demise offers a concise, yet comprehensive introduction to nationality in the Soviet Union. ... The author amasses an impressive array of perspectives from virtually all parts of the country ... O’Keeffe’s engaging work leaves its readers wondering how Russian or indeed multinational the Soviet Union really was.»

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«Brigid O’Keeffe’s wonderful book is a gem in miniature. No other work explains the multinational complexity of the USSR so insightfully in such a brief form.»

Willard Sunderland, Professor of Modern History, University of Cincinnati, USA