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'''''The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold''''' is a book written by [[Fiona Hill]] and [[Clifford G. Gaddy]], two [[political scientist]]s and fellows of the [[Brookings Institution]] in 2003. |
'''''The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold''''' is a book written by [[Fiona Hill]] and [[Clifford G. Gaddy]], two [[political scientist]]s and fellows of the [[Brookings Institution]] in 2003. |
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In the book they propose the thesis that [[Siberia]], while one of the most resource-abundant regions in the world, is too big and harsh to be populated and industrialized on |
In the book they propose the thesis that [[Siberia]], while one of the most resource-abundant regions in the world, is too big and harsh to be populated and industrialized on an economically rational basis. Consequently, since the collapse of the [[USSR]], which planned and subsidized Siberian towns, a westward exodus to the urban European part of [[Russia]] is occurring. The large territory, they state, is not one of the greatest source strengths of Russia, but one of its greatest weaknesses. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold is a book written by Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy, two political scientists and fellows of the Brookings Institution in 2003.
In the book they propose the thesis that Siberia, while one of the most resource-abundant regions in the world, is too big and harsh to be populated and industrialized on an economically rational basis. Consequently, since the collapse of the USSR, which planned and subsidized Siberian towns, a westward exodus to the urban European part of Russia is occurring. The large territory, they state, is not one of the greatest source strengths of Russia, but one of its greatest weaknesses.
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