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Soviet Development Model

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USSR Cities

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Pre-Revolutionary Territorial-Administrative units

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Administrative Structure1) 15 Union republics, SSRs, ethnic group, RSFSR

2) ASSRs, oblasts (regions), krays (territories), same level,

a) ASSR boundaries -ethnic minorities (Soviet of Nationalities)

b) oblast, no significant minority other than itiular group,

functional economic region

c) kray - more arbitrary, econ-admin considerations, + 1 or more minor political sub-divisions based on ethnic or national groups

1) A.O. autonomous oblast

2) A.Okr. Autonomous okrug (district)

3) rayon

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Soviet Population Density

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Soviet Union Population

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Fig. 1.2 Russia and the NIS

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Fig. 1.3 Economic Regions of former USSR

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Soviet Republics and Auton. Republics

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USSR Economic Regions

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USSR Cities

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Russia’s Administrative units

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Fig. 1.1 Russian Federation & its republics

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Russia: Administrative Divisions

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Russia Administrative Divisions

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Russia’s Ethnic Regions

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Name/number key

to Russian

Regions

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Russia’s European units

Russia’s European Units

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Siberian units

Siberian Units

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Northern Sea Route 1920-1920 21

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Labor Camps in European

Russia 1937-1957

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Labor Camps East of the Urals 1918-1958 23

24Norilsk Industrail Area

25Vorkuta Municipality

26Susuman / Magadan