Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-330) and index
Introduction: 'The Empire has collapsed - who lies under the debris?' -- Growth of the Russian diaspora, 1500-1917 -- Modernisation or grand design? Russian migration, 1917-1989 -- Russians in the Union Republics: dominant nation or underprivileged minority? -- The state of statelessness: the Baltics -- Irredentism and separatism: Moldova -- The eye of the whirlwind: Belarus and Ukraine -- Fright and flight: former Soviet Asia -- The quest for Eurasia: Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan -- Russia's policy towards the diaspora -- Addressing the diaspora problem: the way ahead
