Ethnic Minorities In The Red Army Asset Or Liability?

Foreword -- Introduction -- Managing the Ethnic Factor in the Russian and Soviet Armed Forces: A Historical Overview -- Ethnic Recruitment in the Russian Empire -- Participation of National Minorities in the Civil War -- The Interwar Period -- World War II -- After World War II -- Conclusions -- Soviet Nationalities in German Wartime Stategy, 1941–1945 -- German War Objectives and Soviet Nationalities -- German Occupation Policies and the Nationalities -- Nationalities Under Arms -- Conclusions -- The Ethnic Factor in the Soviet Armed Forces -- Managing the Ethnic Factor in Military Recruitment -- General Stationing Guidelines and Practices -- Ethnic Composition of Conscripts, Noncommissioned Officers, and the Officer Corps -- Education and Training -- Language -- Interethnic Relations -- Conclusions -- Soviet Demographic Trends and the Ethnic Composition of Draft-Age Males, 1980–1995 -- Soviet Demographic Trends, 1959–1979 -- Population by Major Ethnic Groups -- Projections of Population and Draft-Age Males to 1995, by Ethnic Group -- Implications of the Results -- Soviet Muslim Soldiers in Afghanistan -- Early Deployments -- The Post-Invasion Period -- Factors Affecting Muslim Soldiers’ Attitudes and Performance