The Territories of the Russian Federation 2009

The introduction examines the Russian Federation as a whole and consists of an essay written by an acknowledged expert focusing on the evolution of the relationship between the central state and the regions followed by a chronology demographic and economic statistics and a review of the Federal Government. The second section comprises territorial surveys with a chapter on each of Russia’s federal subjects each of which includes a current map. The third and fourth parts comprise a select bibliography of books and indexes listing the territories alphabetically with a gazetteer of alternative names and by both Federal Okrug and Economic Area.Key features include:comprehensive overview of the Russian Federation offers an analysis and understanding of the country’s regional dimension invaluable directories of important territorial contacts detailed and accurate political economic and statistical information some eighty-five current maps extensive information from a wide variety of sources many of which are otherwise unavailable in English.