The many faces of modern Russia Only one of Russia's 89 provinces has bolted -- so far. But the West must face a disturbing new dynamic: The Kremlin's weakening grasp on the entire Russian Federation. More and more, Russia's restless regions are asserting themselves in domestic and international affairs, whether Moscow lets them or not. The center will probably hold. But America and its allies must learn to contend with a larger cast of actors who are both unfamiliar and un ruly

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The empire strikes out Frances FitzGerald's new book demolishes the myth that Ronald Reagan’s beloved Star Wars program was the straw that broke the Soviet camel's back