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Information for Authors, 2001 作者信息，2001年

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-07-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641177

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引用次数: 0

Ukraine's Return to Economic Growth 乌克兰恢复经济增长

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-07-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641174

A. Åslund

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引用次数: 33

Vegetation Patterns and Conservation Issues in Southern Crimea 克里米亚南部的植被格局和保护问题

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-07-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641176

C. Cordova, Alexander R. Rybak, Paul H. Lehman

引用次数: 6

Azerbaijan: Territorial Issues and Internal Challenges in Mid-2001 阿塞拜疆:2001年中期的领土问题和内部挑战

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-06-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641173

S. O’Lear

引用次数: 8

Regional Identities and Regionalization in East-Central Europe 中东欧的区域认同与区域化

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-06-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641171

P. Jordan

引用次数: 20

Urban Growth in Uzbekistan during the 1990s 1990年代乌兹别克斯坦的城市发展

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-06-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641172

R. Rowland

引用次数: 1

Transformation of the Russian Food System at Close Range: A Case Study of Two Oblasts 俄罗斯近距离食物系统的转型:以两个州为例

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-04-16 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641175

G. Ioffe, T. Nefedova

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引用次数: 7

Ethnicity, Ethnoregionalism, and the Political Geography of Putin's Electoral Support 民族、民族地区主义与普京选举支持的政治地理

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641170

Christopher Marsh, James W. Warhola

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引用次数: 14

Developments in Russian Crude Oil Production in 2000 2000年俄罗斯原油生产动态

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641168

M. J. Sagers

引用次数: 15

Russian Health Care Reform at the Regional Level: Status and Impact 俄罗斯地区卫生保健改革:现状与影响

Post-Soviet geography and economics Pub Date : 2001-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/10889388.2001.10641169

J. Twigg

引用次数: 13