The influence of minorities on the Soviet military
Authors
Bossart, Roger A.
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Creighton, J.W.
Date of Issue
1979-06
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Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
There are changes occurring in the demographic composition
of the Soviet population, particularly in the Soviet
armed services which could generate significant internal
stress and hamper effective and efficient military command
and control. The resultant potential consequences could be
decreased morale, lack of troop cohesiveness and decreased
combat readiness with an overall effect being a decline of
the Soviet Union as a world military power.
This thesis will examine language differentials between
the non-Russian recruit and his Russian counterpart. Building
on this foundation idea, however, will be the second,
more complete subject of cultural oppression and ethnic
discrimination as it is manifested today in the USSR.
The value of this study is to suggest possible Soviet
reaction to demographic shifts, effects of growing
nationalistic tendencies in the outlying republics, and
consequences of dissident action as they might all
influence Soviet combat readiness.
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Thesis
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.