"Praise for the previous edition: A popular and attractive reference for general collections."
--Reference And Research Book News
"A compelling, concise history..."
--RBB/Booklist
"Easy to use, informative, and entertaining. Recommended for both public and academic libraries."
--Choice
"Robin Milner-Gulland and Nikolai Dejevsky's Cultural Atlas Of Russia And Former Soviet Union should not be
missed by anyone who wants a bright, fact-packed color guide to the region: maps, drawings, and color illustrations
compliment an in-depth history of the area as a whole and its individual states, revealing social, cultural, economic
and political changes over the centuries."
--Midwest Book Review
"This revised edition links geography, history, archeology, anthropology and the arts in a survey of Russian
civilization from prehistory to the present. The attractive format of text, maps, drawings, and color and b&w
photographs(many of which have not been published in the West) reveals Russia in all its uniqueness, paying special
attention to such topics as the great age of Russian Painting, peasant life before the Revolution, the art of propaganda,
and religion in the Soviet Union."
--Reference And Research Book News
"The atlas is highly recommended for various types of libraries, particularly public libraries and those serving
educatinal institutions with Russian studies departments/programs. Libraries that have the 1989 or 1991 edition
in their collections should consider acquiring the revised edition since the recent decade has brought so many
changes for Russia and its neighboring republics."
--Reference And User Services Quarterly
Facts on File Web Site, June, 2001
Summary
With the onslaught of changes brought on by the dissolution of the Soviet Union and other current events, this
long-awaited revision provides a spectacular re-creation of a historical culture through a dazzling melding of
text, maps, and illustrations. Linking geography, history, archaeology, anthropology, and the arts, the Cultural
Atlas of Russia and the Former Soviet Union presents a captivating survey of Russian civilization from prehistory
to the present day�one that reveals Russia in all its variety and uniqueness.
Updates include:
New and revised text covering Stalin to the present day
Thoroughly updated section on Regions, Republics, and Countries
Completely updated statistics
New photographs and maps that illustrate redefined international boundaries
