Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Europe and Eurasia))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Tsypkin, Mikhail. "March 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 23, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Russian Language, Russification, Derussification, Language Politics, Language Policy, Language Prestige, Russian Federation, Russia, Former Soviet Union, FSU, Central Asia, Balkans, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Moldovan, Azeri, Armenian, Georgian, Turkmen, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-100). Also available in print.