Contributions

  • Batalden, Sandra L. - Contributor

Publication

1997 - Oryx, Phoenix, Ariz, Arizona

Language

English

Word Count

58,250 words, Guess

Page Count

233 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1387874
  • Goodreads6524741

Classifications

  • DDC947.086
  • LCCDK17 .B34 1997

Alternate Titles

  • Handbook of former Soviet republics

Description

Arranged by geographical region, this volume examines each of the newly formed republics created from the former USSR, with details on their past, their culture, and key problems facing each today. This new edition features up-to-date statistical profiles of each of the republics that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union, covering demography, government, education, economics, geography, and communications, based on the most recent and reliable sources available. Each profile is followed by a succinct summary of that country's geography and history, a map, and an analysis of its current political, cultural, and economic issues. The book also contains general maps of various regions, a detailed glossary, extensive bibliographies. and a thoroughly cross-referenced index.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The newly independent states of Eurasia: handbook of former Soviet republicsOryx1997-01-01

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