This book presents a geographical analysis of the new Russia which has emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union since 1991.
About the Author
Denis Shaw 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 Planning in the Soviet Union (with J. Pallot, 1981), Landscape and Settlement in Romanov Russia 1613-1917 (with J. Pallot, 1990), and The Post-Soviet Republics: A Systematic Geography (Editor, 1995).
Features
Provides the first comprehensive geographical analysis of Russia since 1991.
Examines Russia in the context of its past, in relation to its post-Soviet neighbours, and in an international context.
Focuses on economic, political and social geography; rural and urban spaces; and ecological issues.
