Siberia: Worlds Apart (Westview Series on the Post-Soviet Republics) - Tapa dura

Known to most as a realm of exile and labor camps, Siberia is also one of the worlds wealthiest resource bases and constitutes nearly three-quarters of Russias territory. In this comprehensive book, Victor Mote illuminates the dichotomies between Siberias treasurehouse of resources, its scanty population, and its peripheral relationship to the rest of the world. Tracing the regions history from the Stone Age to the present, he explores the geography, ethnography, economics, and politics of Siberia and its people, providing a multidisciplinary perspective for scholars and general readers alike interested in Eurasias forgotten quarter. Known to most as a realm of exile and labor camps, Siberia is also one of the worlds wealthiest resource bases. This harsh, vast land constitutes nearly three-quarters of Russias territory, yet after four centuries of Slavic migration and procreation it is home to a mere 32 million people. In this comprehensive book, Victor Mote illuminates the dichotomy between Siberias rich treasurehouse of resources and its peripheral relationship to the rest of the world. With this paradox in mind, he traces the regions history from the Stone Age to the present, emphasizing the unique blend of wit and will developed by inhabitants to survive one of the most brutal environments in the worlda land that has been part colony, part prison, and part frontier. Mote also explores the geography, ethnography, economics, and politics of Siberia and its people, providing a multidisciplinary perspective for scholars and general readers alike interested in Eurasias forgotten quarter.

Victor L. Mote is associate professor of geography, Russian studies, and political science at the University of Houston, University Park Campus.