The Post-Soviet Republics: A Systematic Geography

The Post-Soviet Republics provides a completely new geographical analysis of the sweeping economic, social and political reforms occurring in the 15 independent states which have emerged from the ruins of the former USSR.Key features: provides the essential spatial and developmental background necessary to understand the present day problems of the region; focuses on the transition from command to market economies and the associated ethnic, political and social developments; considers the far-reaching consequences to market economies and the associated ethnic, political and social developments; and examines the enormous significance of these changes for Europe and the future of international relations more generally.