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World Regional Geography February 8, 2010 Reading: Marston Chapter 3 pages Goode’s World Atlas pages Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Peninsula

Russian Political Subdivisions Oblasts (46)Oblasts (46) Republics (21)Republics (21) Autonomous Oblasts (1)Autonomous Oblasts (1) Autonomous Okrugs (4)Autonomous Okrugs (4) Krais (9)Krais (9) Federal Cities (2)Federal Cities (2)

Population Density West / Southwest West / Southwest Moscow / St. Petersburg Moscow / St. Petersburg

Population Characteristics RegionPopulation(Millions) Birth Rate Death Rate Natural Increase (%) Net Migration Rate Projected Pop. Change (2050) Russia % RegionIMRTFR % Pop <15 % Pop >65 Life Expectancy MaleFemaleRussia Region HIV/AIDS % % Urban GNI PPP (US$)Russia ,630

Natural Population Change

Net Migration

Life Expectancy

Population Pyramid Male/Female differencesMale/Female differences World War IIWorld War II Post U.S.S.R. trendsPost U.S.S.R. trends

Regional Population Change

Out-migrationOut-migration Late 19 th centuryLate 19 th century Bolshevik RevolutionBolshevik Revolution Internal migrationInternal migration Soviet era – people encouraged to spread out across the empire for economic and cultural reasons.Soviet era – people encouraged to spread out across the empire for economic and cultural reasons. Return migrationReturn migration 25 million Russians in the former Soviet republics (1989).25 million Russians in the former Soviet republics (1989). Brain-drainBrain-drain Many of Russia’s most educated are leaving.Many of Russia’s most educated are leaving. Russian Migration

% Russian Ethnicity

Culture & Ethnicity

92 distinct ethnic groups.92 distinct ethnic groups. Western Russia: primarily Slavic peoples.Western Russia: primarily Slavic peoples. Central/Eastern Russia: Turkic, SlavicCentral/Eastern Russia: Turkic, Slavic Culture & Ethnicity

Russian Expansion Contiguous territorial expansion.Contiguous territorial expansion. Land/subjects for economic purposes.Land/subjects for economic purposes. Warm-water port.Warm-water port. Protection.Protection.

The Soviet Empire / U.S.S.R. Socialist (Bolshevik) revolution.Socialist (Bolshevik) revolution. Tsarist agricultural / industrial policy.Tsarist agricultural / industrial policy. Lenin’s vision.Lenin’s vision. Egalitarian philosophy.Egalitarian philosophy. Equal rights for all nations.Equal rights for all nations. Soviet Socialist Republics.Soviet Socialist Republics. Federal system.Federal system. Stalin’s Russia.Stalin’s Russia. United Soviet identity.United Soviet identity. Suppression of national identities.Suppression of national identities. Expansion (WWII)Expansion (WWII)

Satellites States / The Iron Curtain

The Soviet Empire / U.S.S.R. State socialismState socialism HousingHousing Social planningSocial planning CollectivizationCollectivization State ownership of economic apparatus.State ownership of economic apparatus. Command economy & central planning.Command economy & central planning. Industrialization & GrowthIndustrialization & Growth Territorial production complexes.Territorial production complexes. What was the impetus for growth?What was the impetus for growth? “Secret cities” and grand schemes.“Secret cities” and grand schemes. Soviet success.Soviet success.

Cold War / End of the Empire Cold War dominates international politicsCold War dominates international politics U.S.S.R. represents alternative to capitalismU.S.S.R. represents alternative to capitalism End of the EmpireEnd of the Empire Economic stagnationEconomic stagnation Failure to deliver consumer goodsFailure to deliver consumer goods Spread of informationSpread of information Regional inequalitiesRegional inequalities