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Attn all Acquisition, Collection Development and History Librarians looking for core works in Russian Area Studies! Just in time for back to school, BookWire Presents would like spotlight KAZAN AND MOSCOW -- Five Centuries of Crippling Co-existence Under Russian Imperialism by Shafiga Daulet. Covering Russia's nationality problems focusing specifically on Moscow's relations with Kazan (capital of Tatarstan), this title can be categorized as current events, political science, social studies, or Russian studies. As acknowledged by Russian and world leaders, Tatarstan is one of the most advanced and prosperous ethnic republics of the Russian Federation. The ancient city of Kazan (older than Moscow) straddles the Volga some 460 miles east of Moscow in European Russia. According to Daulet, reconciliation of Russia's historic ethnic conflicts (as in Chechnya) has a direct bearing on world peace. Most importantly, it will determine how successfully democracy and a viable market economy will take hold in Russia. To find out more about KAZAN AND MOSCOW, please visit Dault’s webpage.