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Inside the post-Soviet de facto states: a comparison of attitudes in Abkhazia, Nagorny Karabakh, South Ossetia, and Transnistria

John O’LoughlinInstitute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Vladimir KolossovInstitute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Gerard ToalSchool of Public & International Affairs, Virginia Tech, National Capital RegionAlexandria, VA, USA
Pages 423-456 | Received 14 Jan 2015, Accepted 14 Jan 2015, Published online: 23 Feb 2015

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