Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-292) and index
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
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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
Economic geography
Forced migration-- Russia (Federation)-- Siberia-- History-- 20th century
Industrial location-- Russia (Federation)-- Siberia
Land settlement-- Russia (Federation)-- Siberia-- History-- 20th century