Introduction : the personal and public politics of militarizing men -- Gender and militarization in the Soviet Union -- Militarized masculinity and state leadership in the Russian-Chechen wars -- The societal crisis of militarized masculinity : conscription, economic transformation, and the Russian-Chechen wars -- The soldiers' mothers movement : contesting and reproducing militarized gender roles -- Veterans of the Chechen wars : questionable warriors or a model of masculinity? -- Conclusion : masculinity, soldiering, and war in post-Soviet Russia
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-218) and index
