The Encyclopedia of Russia contains.....

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Preface
Russian History: Chronology of Important Events
Country Profile
    Country
    Geography
    Society
    Economy
    Transportation and Telecommunications
    Government and Politics
    National Security
Introduction to Russia
Chapter 1 - Historical Setting: Early Russian History to 1917
    Early Russian History
        The Inhabitants of the East European Plain
        The East Slavs and the Varangians
        The Golden Age of Kiev
        The Rise of Regional Centers
        The Mongol Invasion
    Muscovy
        The Rise of Muscovy
        The Evolution of the Russian Aristocracy
        Ivan IV ("the Terrible")
        The Time of Troubles
        The Romanovs
        Expansion and Westernization
    Early Imperial Russia
        Peter the Great and the Russian Empire
        The Era of Palace Revolutions
        Imperial Expansion and Maturation: Catherine II
    Ruling the Empire (Nineteenth Century Russia)
        War and Peace, 1796-1825
        Reaction under Nicholas I
    Transformation of Russia in the Nineteenth Century
        Economic Developments
        Reforms and Their Limits, 1855-92
        Foreign Affairs after the Crimean War
        The Rise of Revolutionary Movements
        Witte and Accelerated Industrialization
        Radical Political Parties Develop (Marxism and Lenin)
        Imperialism in Asia and the Russo-Japanese War
    The Last Years of the Autocracy
        Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1905-07
        The Stolypin and Kokovtsov Governments
        Active Balkan Policy, 1906-13
        Russia at War, 1914-16
        The Fatal Weakening of Tsarism (Czar Nicholas II)
Chapter 2- Historical Setting: 1917 to 1991
    Revolutions and Civil War
        The February Revolution
        The Period of Dual Power
        The Bolshevik Revolution
        Soviet State, Civil War and War Communism
    The Era of the New Economic Policy
        Lenin's Leadership & Formation of the Soviet Union (USSR)
        Stalin's Rise to Power - Trotsky -Socialist Society in Soviet Union
        Foreign Policy, 1921-28
        Society and Culture in the 1920s
    Transformation and Terror
        Industrialization and Collectivization
        The Purges
        Mobilization of Society
        Foreign Policy, 1928-39
    The War Years
        Prelude to War
        The Great Patriotic War
    Reconstruction and Cold War
        Reconstruction Years
        Onset of the Cold War
        The Death of Stalin
    The Khrushchev Era
        Collective Leadership and the Rise of Khrushchev
        Foreign Policy under Khrushchev
        Khrushchev's Reforms and Fall
    The Brezhnev Era
        Collective Leadership and the Rise of Brezhnev
        Foreign Policy of a Superpower
        The Economy under Brezhnev
        Culture and the Arts in the 1960s and 1970s
        The Death of Brezhnev
    The Leadership Transition Period
        The Andropov Interregnum
        The Chernenko Interregnum
    The Gorbachev Era
        Gorbachev's First Year
        New Thinking: Foreign Policy under Gorbachev
            Perestroika
            Glasnost
            Demokratizatsiya
        Gorbachev's Reform Dilemma
        Nationality Ferment
        The August Coup and Its Aftermath
Chapter 3 - Physical Environment and Population
    Physical Environment
        Global Position and Boundaries
        Administrative and Territorial Divisions
        Topography and Drainage
            Topography
            Drainage
        Climate
    Environmental Problems
        Environmental Conditions
            Major Crises
            Air Quality
            Water Quality
            Soil and Forests
            Radioactive Contamination
        The Response to Environmental Problems
    Population
        Demographic Conditions
            Fertility
            Abortion
            Mortality
        Migration
            Issues and Procedures
            Migration Patterns
    Future Prospects
Chapter 4 - Ethnic, Religious, and Cultural Setting
    Ethnic Composition
        The Russians
        Minority Peoples and Their Territories
The North Caucasus
The Northern Republics
The Volga and Ural Republics
The Republics of Siberia
Other Ethnic Groups
Germans
Koreans
Roma
Movements Toward Sovereignty
The Chechnya Dilemma
The Caucasus Region in the Federation
Responses and Prospects
Religion
The Russian Orthodox Church
Beliefs and Ritual
Church History
Other Religions
Non-Orthodox Christian Religions
Islam
Judaism
Religion and Foreign Policy
The Russian Language
Literature and the Arts
Literature
The Beginnings
Peter and Catherine
The Nineteenth Century
The Soviet Period and After
Music
Ballet
Architecture and Painting
Outlook
Chapter 5 - The Society and Its Environment
Social Structure
Social Stratification
Wages and Work
Rural Life
Social Organizations
The Family
The Role of Women
Sexual Attitudes
Education
The Soviet Heritage
The Post-Soviet Education Structure
Infrastructure
Teachers
Curriculum
Grade Structure
Private Schools
Educational Achievement
Higher Education
Education and Society
Health
Health Conditions
Maternity, Infant Care, and Birth Control
Alcohol, Narcotics, and Tobacco
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
The Health System
Housing
The Soviet Era
Post-Soviet Conditions
Land Reform and Private Enterprise
Social Welfare
Pensions
Worker Protection and Benefits
The Homeless
Chapter 6 - The Economy
Historical Background
The Eras of Lenin and Stalin
The Postwar Growth Period
Reform and Resistance
The Perestroika Program
Unforeseen Results of Reform
Economic Reform in the 1990s
The Yeltsin Economic Program
Macroeconomic Stabilization Measures
Economic Restructuring Measures
Monetary and Fiscal Policies
Inflation
Exchange Rates
Privatization
Economic Conditions in Mid-1996
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Crops
Agricultural Policy
Soviet Policy
The Gorbachev Reforms
Yeltsin's Agricultural Policies
Agricultural Production
Energy
Exploitation and Consumption
Oil
Natural Gas
Coal
Nuclear Energy
Conventional Power Generation
Foreign Investment in Oil and Gas
Banking and Finance
The Soviet Financial System
The Financial Sector in the 1990s
Reform of the Banking System
Commercial Banks
Other Financial Institutions
Taxation
The Labor Force
Unemployment
Wages
Manufacturing
Ferrous Metallurgy
Nonferrous Metallurgy
The Automotive Industry
Machine Building
Light Industry
Chemicals
Transportation and Telecommunications
Transportation
Roads
Railroads
Air Transportation
Water Transportation
Pipelines
Public Transportation
Transportation Reform
Telecommunications
The Soviet Period
Telecommunications in the 1990s
Foreign Economic Relations
Foreign Trade
Foreign Investment
Foreign Debt
The Economic Outlook
Chapter 7 - Government and Politics
Historical Background
The Constitution and Government Structure
The Executive Branch
Presidential Powers
Informal Powers and Power Centers
Presidential Elections
The Government (Cabinet)
The Parliament
Structure of the Federal Assembly
Legislative Powers
The Legislative Process
Clashes of Power, 1993-96
The Judiciary
Judicial Reform
Structure of the Judiciary
Local and Regional Government
The Federation Treaty and Regional Power
Local Jurisdictions under the Constitution
Power Sharing
Presidential Power in the Regions
The Separatism Question
Political Parties and Legislative Elections
The Elections of 1993
The Elections of 1995
Civil Rights
General Civil Rights Guarantees
Criminal Justice Protections
The Media
The Print Media
The Broadcast Media
The Political Outlook
Chapter 8 - Foreign Relations
The Emergence of Russian Foreign Policy
The Search for Objectives
The State of the Federation Speeches
The Foreign Policy Mechanism
The President
The Security Council
The Parliament
The Government (Cabinet)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Defense
Regional Policies
The Near Abroad
Moldova
Georgia
Central Asia
Other Former Soviet Republics
The United States
The Yeltsin-Bush Summits
The Yeltsin-Clinton Summits
Western Europe
NATO
Central Europe
The NATO Issue
Russia's Role in the Former Yugoslavia
China
Japan
Other Asian States
The Third World
The Middle East
Latin America
Foreign Policy Prospects
Chapter 9 - The Armed Forces
Historical Background
Military Doctrine
Soviet Doctrine
The Doctrine of 1993
Political Principles
Military Principles
Military-Technical and Economic Principles
The Doctrine of the Future
The Geopolitical Context
Chechnya
The Commonwealth of Independent States
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Moldova
Central Asia
Kaliningrad
China
The NATO Issue
Nuclear Arms Issues
The Defense Industry
Structure and Conditions
The Defense Budget
New Weaponry Acquisitions
Foreign Arms Sales
Prospects for the Defense Industry
Force Structure
Command Structure
Ground Forces
Naval Forces
Air Forces
Air Defense Forces
Strategic Rocket Forces
Airborne Troops
Performance
Troop Support Elements
Crime in the Military
Training
Military Schools
Field Training
Reform Plans
Prospects for the Military
Chapter 10 - Internal Security
Internal Security Before 1991
Successor Agencies to the KGB
Ministry of Security (MB)
Federal Counterintelligence Service (FSK)
Federal Security Service (FSB)
Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information (FAPSI)
Main Guard Directorate (GUO)
Federal Border Service and Border Security
Border Security Agencies
Post-Soviet Border Policy
Security Operations in Chechnya
Crime
Crime in the Soviet Era
The Crime Wave of the 1990s
Crime Statistics
Organized Crime
Nuclear Security
Terrorism
Narcotics
The Criminal Justice System
Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)
The Procuracy
Criminal Law Reform in the 1990s
Secrecy Laws
How the System Works
Prisons
Outlook
Appendix. Tables
Bibliography
Glossary

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