An Environmental History of Russia

by Paul R. Josephson, Aleh Cherp, Oleg Cherp, et al.

Book Overview

The former Soviet empire spanned eleven time zones and contained half the world's forests; vast deposits of oil, gas and coal; various ores; major rivers such as the Volga, Don and Angara; and extensive biodiversity. These resources and animals, as well as the people who lived in the former Soviet Union - Slavs, Armenians, Georgians, Azeris, Kazakhs and Tajiks, indigenous Nenets and Chukchi - were threatened by environmental degradation and extensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521689724
• ISBN13: 9780521689724
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"