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A comprehensive look at Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.Photographs throughout.CONTENTS:Introduction.RUSSIAN FEDERATION:The Land and the People; History; Communist Era; Stalin's Cultural Counter-Revolution of the 1930s; The Post-Stalin Era; The Brezhnev Era; Government Transition; The Gorbachëv Era; An Independent Russia is Born; The Putin Presidency; Foreign Policy; Government of the Russian Federation; Constitution of the Russian Federation; Culture; The Changing Economy.THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE INDEPENDENT STATES:Collapse of the Soviet Union; Commonwealth of Independent States; Economy under the CIS; Some Regional Problems of the CIS.WESTERN REPUBLICS:Belarus; Ukraine; Moldova.TRANSCAUCASIAN REPUBLICS:Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia.CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS:Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan. Bibliography ... Read more

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Kazakstan is the most politically stable of the new states emerging from the former Soviet Union. Successfully engaged in systematic economic reform, Kazakstan represents a major new market with sufficient oil reserves to make it the Kuwait of the 21st century.

This authoritative book is the first source ofpractical guidance for Western corporations wishing to identify anddevelop business opportunities in the region. This book will cover-

the political and economic context

developing business

opportunities by sector

making investments

It will include contributions from leading experts and major western organizations active in the area such as Clifford Chance, Ernst & Young and Citibank.

Includes contributions from leading banks and law and accounting firms ... Read more