1. How have the patterns of linguistic geography in Central Asia been transformed over the past two decades? 2. How did the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 change the geopolitical structure of...

1. How have the patterns of linguistic geography in Central Asia been transformed over the past two decades?

2. How did the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 change the geopolitical structure of Central Asia, and how has Russia attempted to maintain influence in the region?