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The Siberian curse : how communist planners left Russia out in the cold /

This is a provocative look at a problem that has been overlooked since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The book argues that years of forcing people and economic activity out into the vast, resource-rich, but inhospitably cold, territory of Siberia has burdened Russia with huge problems and costs.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hill, Fiona, 1965-
Other Authors: Gaddy, Clifford G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2003.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The great errors
  • Size matters
  • The cost of the cold
  • Geography is not destiny
  • Siberia : plenty of room for error
  • Disconnected Russia
  • Taking stock : how much has changed?
  • Can Russia shrink?
  • Russia of the mind
  • Tearing down Potemkin Russia.