Russia in the Modern World A New Geography
, by Shaw, Denis J BNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780631181347 | 0631181342
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/12/1999
This book presents a geographical analysis of the new Russia which has emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union since 1991. The author provides the reader with a comprehensive analysis of the new state. Topics examined include: the origins and rise of the Russian state and the heritage of the Soviet period; environmental background and present-day ecological problems; Russia as a federal state and problems of ethnicity and national identity; the changing industrial face of Russia; problems of rural life; the post-Soviet city; Russia and its regions; relations with the Near Abroad, Russia and the wider world.