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- ↑ Reviews of Clientelism and Nationality in an Early Soviet Fiefdom:
- Bryan Gigantino, European History Quarterly, doi : 10.1177/02656914221140804
- B. G. Hewitt, Slavonic and East European Review,
- Ian Lanzillotti, Ab Imperio, doi : 10.1353/imp.2023.a915241
- Сергей Манышев, Ab Imperio,
- Naira Sahakyan, Caucasus Survey, doi : 10.30965/23761202-bja10026
- ↑ Reviews of Georgia After Stalin:
