This collected volume, edited by Ron Suny and Terry Martin, shows how the Soviet state managed to create a multiethnic empire in its early years, from the end of the Russian Revolution to the end of World War II. Bringing together the newest research on a wide geographic range, from Russia toCentral Asia, this volume is essential reading for students and scholars of Soviet history and politics. | A State of Nations by Ronald Grigor Suny, Paperback | Indigo Chapters