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.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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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.