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Russia
By Kort, Michael
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81603-776-6
- Publisher
- New York : Facts On File, c1998
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1999
Gr 7-Up While the first five chapters provide valuable background on geography, culture, and history through the Soviet period, more than half of this book is devoted to the years since 1991. Kort examines this period, with its exhilarating moments and painful disappointments for the Russian people, by focusing on politics and government, the economy, and daily life. In a final chapter on problems and prospects, he discusses crime, environmental problems, and regional assertiveness ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
