{"product_id":"russia-in-modern-world-paperback","title":"Russia in Modern World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenis J. B. Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a geographical analysis of the new Russia which has emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union since 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents an analysis of the changing economic, political and social geography of the new Russia which has emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Although Russia can no longer claim to be a superpower on a scale with the United States, it is still the world's biggest state and continues to play a major influential role in the world. This book provides the first comprehensive geographical analysis of the new post-communist Russian state. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe coverage includes: the origins and rise of the Russian state and the heritage of the Soviet period; environmental background and present-day ecological problems; Russia as a federal state and problems of ethnicity and national identity; the changing industrial face of Russia; problems of rural life; the post-Soviet city; Russia and its regions; relations with the Near Abroad, Russia and the wider world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents an analysis of the changing economic, political and social geography of the new Russia which has emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Although Russia can no longer claim to be a superpower on a scale with the United States, it is still the world's biggest state and continues to play a major influential role in the world. This book provides the first comprehensive geographical analysis of the new post-communist Russian state. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe coverage includes: the origins and rise of the Russian state and the heritage of the Soviet period; environmental background and present-day ecological problems; Russia as a federal state and problems of ethnicity and national identity; the changing industrial face of Russia; problems of rural life; the post-Soviet city; Russia and its regions; relations with the \"Near Abroad\", Russia and the wider world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenis Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Russian Geography in the School of Geography and Associate Member of the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham. His previous books include \u003ci\u003ePlanning in the Soviet Union\u003c\/i\u003e (with J. Pallot, 1981), \u003ci\u003eLandscape and Settlement in Romanov Russia 1613-1917\u003c\/i\u003e (with J. Pallot, 1990), and \u003ci\u003eThe Post-Soviet Republics: A Systematic Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (Editor, 1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.28 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132661305479,"sku":"9780631181347","price":113.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9dd0cba69e43fd0efe6b330d9297bb44.webp?v=1732628254","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/russia-in-modern-world-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}