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Soviet Development Model

USSR Cities

Pre-Revolutionary Territorial-Administrative units

Administrative Structure

	1) 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

Soviet Population Density

Soviet Union Population

Fig. 1.2 Russia and the NIS

Fig. 1.3 Economic Regions of former USSR

Soviet Republics and Auton. Republics

USSR Economic Regions

USSR Cities

RussiaÕs Administrative units

Fig. 1.1 Russian Federation & its republics

Russia: Administrative Divisions

Russia Administrative Divisions

RussiaÕs Ethnic Regions

Name/number key  to Russian Regions

RussiaÕs European units

Siberian units

Northern Sea Route 1920-1920

Labor Camps in European Russia 1937-1957

Labor Camps East of the Urals 1918-1958

Norilsk Industrail Area

Vorkuta Municipality

Susuman / Magadan