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Russia and the Post-Soviet States

CHAPTER 2 Russia : Defining the Realm

CHAPTER 2 Russia : Defining the Realm

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RUSSIA-US SIZE COMPARISON

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Physical Geography of the Russian Domain

Taiga

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ClimateMapof theRussianDomainDeveloped

Area Triangle

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60o

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Hawaii

Arctic Circle

Alaska

LatitudinalImpact

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• Affected by 3 natural conditions:-- Latitudinal Position-- Continental Position-- Location of major mountains

RUSSIAN CLIMATE

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Agricultural Regions (Fig. 9.5)

Agricultural Triangle(Developed Triangle)

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Environmental Issues in the Russian Domain

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Environmental Issues (cont’d)

Impacts of Soviet IndustrializationAir, Water & Nuclear Pollution

The Decline of the Aral Sea

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Population Map of the Russian Domain

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Population Density

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Recent Migration Flows in the Russian Domain (Fig. 9.17)

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Growth of the Russian Empire

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Cultural Coherenceand Diversity

• Dominance of Slavic peoples

• Russian empire expansion

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Languages of the Russian Domain (Fig. 9.22)

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Soviet Geopolitical System

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Geopolitical Issues in the Russian Domain (Fig. 9.27)

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Soviet EraGeopolitics

- Bolsheviks- Autonomous Areas- Glasnost- Perestroika

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Strategic Space: The Case of Kaliningrad

Russian Exclave

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Major Natural Resources and Industrial Zones (Fig. 9.30)