Islam in Russia

By Shireen Hunter

Subjects: Musulmans, Politics and government, Muslims, europe, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Islam, Identiteit, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, MUSLIMS, Russia (federation), politics and government, HISTORY, Political activity, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, 11.80 Islam: general, Eastern, Former Soviet Republics, ISLAM, Historical, Islam and politics, Muslims, Politieke aspecten, 71.37 ethnic groups, POLITICAL ASPECTS

Description: Traces the shared history of Russia and Islam in expanding compass; from the Tatar civilization within the Russian heartland, to the conquered territories of the Caucasus and Central Asia, to the larger geopolitical and security context of contemporary Russia on the civilizational divide. The study stresses political and geopolitical relationships.