Russia
book chapter 1996 Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon) & Library of Congress. Federal Research Division

RussiansEurope > Eastern Europe
This study of Russia’s political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions focuses on the immediate lead-up and aftermath to the breakup of the Soviet Union in order to...

Physical environment and population
book chapter 1996 Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon) & McClave, David E.

RussiansEurope > Eastern Europe
This study describes major bio-physical features of Russia, with particular focus on topography, climate, forest cover, river basins, and miral deposits. These features are regarded as central...

Ethnic, religious, and cultural setting
book chapter 1996 Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon) & Leighton, Marian Kirsch

RussiansEurope > Eastern Europe
Russia during the Soviet era was home to a large number of ethnic groups with a constitutionally-enshrined right to a self-administered homeland as well as a variety of religious denominations...

The society and its environment
book chapter 1996 Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon) & Leighton, Marian Kirsch

RussiansEurope > Eastern Europe
This study discusses the effects on Russian society of the disappearance of government-provided welfare services and social safety net programs during the country’s promised transition from de...