The Territories of the Russian Federation 2011

This excellent reference source brings together hard-to-find information on the eighty-three constituent units of the Russian Federation.

The introduction examines the Russian Federation as a whole, and consists of an essay on Russian federalism and gubernatorial elections since 1991, followed by a chronology, demographic and economic statistics, and a review of the Federal Government. The second section comprises territorial surveys, with a chapter on each of Russia's federal subjects, each of which includes a current map. The third section comprises a select bibliography of books. The fourth section comprises a series of indexes, listing the territories alphabetically, by Federal Okrug and Economic Area, a gazetteer of selected alternative and historic names, and a list of the territories abolished, created or reconstituted in the post-Soviet period.

Key Features include:

comprehensive overview of the Russian Federation offers an analysis and understanding of the country's regional dimension invaluable directories of important territorial contacts detailed and accurate political, economic and statistical information some eighty-five current maps extensive information from a wide variety of sources, many of which are otherwise unavailable in English.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857435982
• ISBN13: 9781857435986
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"