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Comparative Study
. 1998 May;39(5):271-96.

Metropolitan population change in Russia and the Former Soviet Union, 1897-1997

  • PMID: 12293885
Comparative Study

Metropolitan population change in Russia and the Former Soviet Union, 1897-1997

R H Rowland. Post Sov Geogr Econ. 1998 May.

Abstract

The author "assesses metropolitan population trends in Russia and the FSU [Former Soviet Union] over the period 1897-1997, focusing on the most recent period 1970-1997. The paper also examines internal population shifts within metropolitan areas--defined as an area of over one million in population consisting of a central city plus other urban centers of over 15,000 [people] within a 50-mile radius. Metropolitan processes in Russia and the FSU are compared with those in other major world metropolitan areas...."

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