Population Under Duress: Geodemography Of Post-soviet Russia

by Steven K. Pontius and George J. Demko

The demographic history of twentieth-century Russia has been marked by a series of tragedies. Calamitous wars, revolutions, civil strife, and political murders have resulted in unparalleled mortality rates, depressed fertility rates, and sadly unprecedented demographic patterns of all types. This volume explores the most recent problems afflicting the Russian population in the post?Cold War era.The demise of the Soviet Union has brought new hardships?the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813389399
• ISBN13: 9780813389394
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"