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Russian and Post-Soviet Studies : Politics. / Hass, Jeffrey.

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition. Elsevier, 2015. p. 843-850.

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Hass, J 2015, Russian and Post-Soviet Studies: Politics. in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition. Elsevier, pp. 843-850. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.10143-6

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Hass, J. (2015). Russian and Post-Soviet Studies: Politics. In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition (pp. 843-850). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.10143-6

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Hass J. Russian and Post-Soviet Studies: Politics. In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition. Elsevier. 2015. p. 843-850 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.10143-6

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Hass, Jeffrey. / Russian and Post-Soviet Studies : Politics. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition. Elsevier, 2015. pp. 843-850

BibTeX

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