: A History of the Nationalities Problem in the USSR Bohdan Nahaylo , Dohdan Nahaylo , Victor Swoboda Simon and Schuster , 1990 - 432 pages , 1990 - History 1 Review A Munich-based writer on Soviet affairs explores current ethnic unrest in Russia, which may decide the fate of Gorbachev's reform government. Numerous non-Russian nationalities make up close to half the Soviet population, and this is the first book to look at the histories of these nationalities and their crusade for the restoration of national rights. Preview this book »