The Post-Soviet Wars: Rebellion, Ethnic Conflict, and Nationhood in the Caucasus - Paperbackby Christoph Zurcher (Author) A brief history of the Caucusus region during and after the Post Soviet Wars The Post Soviet Wars is a comparative account of the organized violence in the Caucusus region, looking at four key areas: Chechnya, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Dagestan. Zrcher's goal is to understand the origin and nature of the violence in these regions, the response and suppression from the post Soviet regime and the resulting outcomes,