Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Diversity, national minorities and cultural rights : Russia and beyond -- Minority rights standards : domestic to international : and back to domestic -- Law, informal practices and minorities' cultural rights -- Strengthening the state through homogenising centralism -- Interculturalism or acculturation? : the education system -- Participation through cooperation? : minority associations and state institutions -- National cultural autonomy : real or fictitious participation? -- Minorities' voices : ad hoc consultation and (a)political participation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: List of respondents.