The Geography of Russia's New Political Economy.

The article, part of a special section on the resurgence of Russia, discusses the varying effects of the political changes of the post-Soviet era on the country's disparate regions. It examines how economic and human geography has been affected by central planning in the Soviet Union, by the economic turmoil of post-communism in the 1990s, and by the economic recovery of the 2000s. Specific topics include Soviet economic isolationism, Russian energy development, land settlement patterns, and regional economic disparities.