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These are disquieting times, as the nations of the world attempt to adjust to the new political, economic and cultural realities of a post-Soviet Union world. This is especially true in Russia, other former Soviet Republics, and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) where change since 1989 has been truly revolutionary. The people of this region have seen the demise of Communism as the definer of social, economic, and political order and its abrupt replacement by democracy movements, capitalism and market economies. Gone are the centralized, top--down bureaucracies that restricted participation in decision making and constrained dissent. Gone are repressive controls on speech, movement and assembly. Gone is the “Cold War” with all of its uncertainties and insecurities. Former enemies are now friends. Former Soviet Republics are now independent, free, and equal, and the countries of the former Warsaw Pact are setting their own courses in international affairs.
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Davis, C.B., Miller, F.P. (2000). Soil, Sustainability and Security. In: Wilson, M.J., Maliszewska-Kordybach, B. (eds) Soil Quality, Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Security in Central and Eastern Europe. NATO Science Series, vol 69. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4181-9_1
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