The evolution of Soviet military and civilian threat assessment in the Gorbachev era : fragmentation and competition by Phillips, Richard Hyland.

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Entre décolonisation, refondation et rébellion : lecture croisée des actes de naissance des Républiques du Caucase du Sud by Taline Papazian

“…This article presents a study of representations of independent statehood in the South Caucasian Republics at the end of the Gorbachev era. It is based on the acts of birth of the independent republics: the Declaration on independence of Armenia (August 1990), the Act on restoration of state independence of Georgia (April 1991) and the Declaration of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan on restoration of state independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan (August 1991). …”
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Why the Reasons for the Collapse of the USSR Should Be Sought Before the Formation of the USSR. Article Two. The Strategic Error of Soviet Federalization as a Reflection on the Imp... by V. A. Shamakhov, N. M. Mezhevich

“…The old party slogan influenced constitutional construction, and, to the Gorbachev era, the country came with the “sleeping norm” of the right to leave the Union Republic from the USSR.…”
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Russia and China: Building a Trustful Partnership by V. Vorobyov

“…This brief history of relations between the PRC and the Soviet Union (Russia) traces their evolution, starting with open hostility and ideology-driven debates of the 1960’s through normalization during the Gorbachev era, ending with trustful partnership and strategic cooperation at the turn of the 21st century under Yeltsin and Putin.The central topic is the negotiations of 1964-2004 for the delimitation along the western and eastern parts of the boundary between China and Russia, which ended with signing and ratifying an agreement resolving all territorial disputes and demarcating the boundaries at their full length. …”
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