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Russia and the Former Soviet Republics by Charles F. Gritzner and Thomas R. McCray (2006, Library Binding / Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherFacts On File, Incorporated

ISBN-100791081443

ISBN-139780791081440

eBay Product ID (ePID)46875539

Product Key Features

Book TitleRussia and the Former Soviet Republics

Number of Pages136 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicPeople & Places / General, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, People & Places / Europe

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorCharles F. Gritzner, Thomas R. Mccray

Book SeriesModern World Cultures Ser.

FormatLibrary Binding / Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight15.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2005-015057

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromSixth Grade

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Dewey Decimal947/.0009/051/1

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

SynopsisAfter the fall of Communist rule in the Soviet Union, 15 republics gained their independence from what was once the largest nation in the world. The Soviet Union stretched over 11 time zones, from the Baltic and Black seas in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. The vast region includes several different climates and bountiful supplies of natural resources. The fertile plains of Ukraine and western Russia yield an abundance of agricultural products, while central Russia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan provide rich supplies of petroleum and natural gas. Book jacket., This new series teaches students about the most important geographic concepts and shows them how people are affected by and respond to economic, social, and political forces--at both the global and local scales. The authors are educators who have been trained to teach geography at the high school or college levels. This series meets national geography and social science standards., In a useful reference on the geography of Russia and the former Soviet Republics, students can find information about the economic, social, and political influences that affect the world around them as it relates to this region. For a country with such power potential and geographical strength, Russia has struggled to regain its status as a great nation since the breakup of its socialist order. Russia and the Former Soviet Republics explores the geographic, historic, economic and international environment in which Russia is operating today, and it looks at important issues that Russia will face for years to come. Some of these issues include whether Russia will support the rise of the European Union or a new Chinese expansion; whether Russia will hold its own sphere of influence from the heart of Earth's greatest continent; and whether Russia can rebuild a system of government that will sustain the survival of its people. Although the old Soviet Union is scrambling to find its center through the debris of political and geographical crisis, its proximity and tradition keep the image of a greater Russia alive. In this one-volume reference, students and teachers of geography will come to know Russia and the Soviet Republics, from the inside out.

LC Classification NumberDK293.M35 2005