The Territories of the Russian Federation: 2003

Description

Providing an insight into the often-neglected regional dimension of the politics and economy of the Russian Federation, this survey includes individual territory surveys, and provides geographical, historical, economic, and directory data, as well as more than 94 current maps.
Part one supplies essential background to the Federation, including:
* An essay covering the region as a whole, which analyses the complex relationship between the territories and the Federation
* Statistics of major demographic and economic indicators
* Details of the government of the Russian Federation.
Part two is comprised of the territorial surveys, which include:
* A map, plus geographical and demographic information
* Historical details, followed by a description of the current political situation
* An economic survey presenting the latest available statistics
* A directory of names and addresses of the leading political and administrative officials.
Parts three and four include:
* A selected bibliography
* Territories indexed alphabetically, by federal district, and by economic area.
Presenting authoritative and up-to-date geographical, political, and economic information on each of the 89 constituent units of the Russian Federation, this volume will prove invaluable to academic and government libraries, public libraries serving a Russian population, as well as international businesses and organizations.

'This is a compact and convenient volume of essential information for anyone dealing with Russia either for study or business.' -British East-West Journal