Cultural Atlas of Russia and the Soviet Union

Cultural Atlas of Russia and the Soviet Union

Author: R. R. Milner-Gulland

Publisher: Facts on File

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780816022076

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A 1000-year history of Russian culture and society intermingles illustrations, interpretation, and special features to provide an in-depth background to present Russia


The Red Atlas

The Red Atlas

Author: John Davies

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2017-10-17

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 022638960X

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The “utterly fascinating” untold story of Soviet Russia’s global military mapping program—featuring many of the surprising maps that resulted (Marina Lewycka, author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian). From 1950 to 1990, the Soviet Army conducted a global topographic mapping program, creating large-scale maps for much of the world that included a diversity of detail that would have supported a full range of military planning. For big cities like New York, Washington, D.C., and London to towns like Pontiac, MI, and Galveston, TX, the Soviets gathered enough information to create street-level maps. The information on these maps ranged from the locations of factories and ports to building heights, road widths, and bridge capacities. Some of the detail suggests early satellite technology, while other specifics, like detailed depictions of depths and channels around rivers and harbors, could only have been gained by Soviet spies on the ground. The Red Atlas includes over 350 extracts from these incredible Cold War maps, exploring their provenance and cartographic techniques as well as what they can tell us about their makers and the Soviet initiatives that were going on all around us.


Deutsche Mark Diplomacy

Deutsche Mark Diplomacy

Author: Randall E. Newnham

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2009-03-02

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0271046422

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Whether economic sanctions work at all, and how they work if they do, are questions that have long been debated by scholars of international relations. Using a new analytic approach, which distinguishes between positive and negative sanctions and between specific and general sanctions, this book aims both to demonstrate the importance of economic linkage and to explain the variety of forms it can take. Deutsche Mark Diplomacy draws support for its theoretical arguments from a careful study of Germany's efforts to gain political leverage over Russia via economic means from 1870 into the 1990s. Focusing on two major powers over a long period, during which regimes changed and issues varied, Randall Newnham finds strong evidence to show that positive forms of linkage such as foreign aid and trade or credit incentives are more effective than negative types such as embargoes. His book significantly expands our understanding of the role played by economic sanctions in international politics at the same time that it offers a more systematic way of explaining German foreign policy.


A History of Russia Volume 1

A History of Russia Volume 1

Author: Walter G. Moss

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2003-07-01

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 1843310236

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This new edition retains the features of the first edition that made it a popular choice in universities and colleges throughout the US, Canada and around the world. Moss’s accessible history includes full treatment of everyday life, the role of women, rural life, law, religion, literature and art. In addition, it provides many other features that have proven successful with both professors and students, including: a well-organized and clearly written text, references to varying historical perspectives, numerous illustrations and maps that supplement and amplify the text, fully updated bibliographies accompanying each chapter as well as a general bibliography of more comprehensive works, a glossary, and chronological and genealogical lists. Moss’s A History of Russia will appeal to academics, students and general readers alike.


A History Of Russia Volume 2

A History Of Russia Volume 2

Author: Walter G. Moss

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2004-10-01

Total Pages: 667

ISBN-13: 0857287397

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Moss has significantly revised his text and bibliography in this second edition to reflect new research findings and controversies on numerous subjects. He has also brought the history up to date by revising the post-Soviet material, which now covers events from the end of 1991 up to the present day. This new edition retains the features of the successful first edition that have made it a popular choice in universities and colleges throughout the US, Canada and around the world.


The Routledge Atlas of Central Eurasian Affairs

The Routledge Atlas of Central Eurasian Affairs

Author: Stanley D. Brunn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-08-21

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1136310479

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Providing concisely written entries on the most important current issues in Central Asia and Eurasia, this atlas offers relevant background information on the region’s place in the contemporary political and economic world. Features include: Profiles of the constituent countries of Central Asia, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Profiles of Mongolia, western China, Tibet, and the three Caucasus states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Timely and significant original maps and data for each entry A comprehensive glossary, places index and subject index of major concepts, terms and regional issues Bibliography and useful websites section Designed for use in teaching undergraduate and graduate classes and seminars in geography, history, economics, anthropology, international relations, political science and the environment as well as regional courses on the Former Soviet Union, Central Asia, and Eurasia, this atlas is also a comprehensive reference source for libraries and scholars interested in these fields.


Russia and Western Civilization

Russia and Western Civilization

Author: Russell Bova

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1317460553

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This volume introduces readers to an age-old question that has perplexed both Russians and Westerners. Is Russia the eastern flank of Europe? Or is it really the heartland of another civilization? In exploring this question, the authors present a sweeping survey of cultural, religious, political, and economic developments in Russia, especially over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Based on the inter-disciplinary Russian studies program at Dickinson College, this splendid collection will complement many curricula. The text features highlight boxes and selected illustrations. Each chapter ends with a glossary, study questions, and a reading list.