The Duty to Serve and the Right to Choose: The Contested Nature of Alternative Civilian Service in the Russian Federation

The drafting and passage of Russian legislation on alternative civilian service took almost nine years after it was constitutionally guaranteed.  The issue has been inextricable from sensitive debates over citizenship rights and duties, religious freedom, and military reform.  This article assesses...

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Main Author: Peter D. Waisberg
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Sociétés et les Institutions Post-Soviétiques 2004-07-01
Series:Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pipss/224