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Political Order, Identity, and Security in Multinational, Multi-Religious Russia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

James W. Warhola  and
Alex Lehning
James W. Warhola
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, University of Maine, USA. Email: james_warhola@umit@maine.edu
Alex Lehning
Affiliation:
Department of History, alex_lehning@umit.maine.edu
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The basis of a civil nation is common goals, common values, trust in the government, and the understanding that the government serves us. The main task of the people [now] is to avoid military service, taxes, and the authorities in general. Under such conditions, it is impossible to form a civil political nation.

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Nationalities Papers , Volume 35 , Issue 5 , November 2007 , pp. 933 - 957
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Copyright © 2007 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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