The first three chapters are introduction chapters which may be skipped by people who are in the field ofRussian poultry analysis. The first chapter gives an overall view of world poultry trends including production, consumption, and trade. It allows one to compare the Russian poultry industry to those in other parts ofthe world. The second chapter is devoted to the Russian poultry industry specifically. It offers statistics which bring to light the problems within the industry and reasonings behind the decline. The third chapter describes the changes which have been occurring within agriculture since the breakup ofthe Soviet Union. I felt this was an important chapter to add for anyone who is not a "Soviet" expert so that everyone will go into the heart of this thesis with an understanding ofthe changing structure ofagriculture in Russia and the skepticism with which I enter into much ofthe analysis
