The troubled relationship between political power and ethnonationalism is a central issue of the modern world. The course analyzes how Russia and other Eurasian states have tamed, or have failed to tame, the sociopolitical processes fueled by national and ethnic identities. Covers topics including the emergence of Eurasian nationalisms, nationalism and state power, the significance of national homelands, the impact of ethnic mixing and diasporas, interethnic conflict, the cultural politics of nationalism, and nationalism and relations among the regional states. (Recommended for subfields 4 and 5.)