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A Fistful of Rubles: The Rise and Fall of the Russian Banking System. By Juliet Johnson. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2000. xx, 252 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Figures. Tables. Maps. $29.95, hard bound.
Khrushchev and Brezhnev as Leaders: Building Authority in Soviet Politics. By George W. Breslauer. London, Boston, and Sydney: George Allen & Unwin, 1982. xiii, 318 pp. 12.95, paper.
Russia can no longer ignore the threat posed by climate change
Climate change is likely to have a profound impact on Russia, with two-thirds of the country’s territory lying in the arctic north, and the Russian economy heavily reliant on exports of fossil fuels. Yet until recently, the issue has received limited attention from Russia’s political leaders. Thane Gustafson explains why despite continued scepticism about global warming, Russia is now waking up to the threat climate change poses to its position in the world