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Discover every aspect of Russia and the former Soviet Union in this massive, authoritative compilation of up-to-date official documents with details about everything from history and geography to the crisis with Ukraine in 2014. Forty-seven parts total nearly nine hundred pages of informative coverage, with extensive unique material! Because of the enormous size of this material, for reproduction in paperback format it has been divided into two parts.Volume 1 - U.S. Department of State Russian Material * 1. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013 * 2. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012 * 3. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011 * 4. Advancing Freedom and Democracy Report 2010 (Russia) * 5. Advancing Freedom and Democracy Report 2009 (Russia) * 6. International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 * 7. International Religious Freedom Report for 2011 * 8. International Religious Freedom Report 2010 * 9. International Religious Freedom Report 2009 * 10. Russia Country Report on Terrorism - 2009 * 11. Annual Trafficking in Persons Report 2010 (Russia) * 12. Annual Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 (Russia) * 13. Report on Global Anti-Semitism * 14. U.S. Relations With Russia * 15. New START * 16. State Department Data: Russia * CIA World Factbook - Russia * Russia: Federal Research Study and Country Profile * Part 1: Country Profile: Russia (2006) * Part 2: Country Study: Russia * Library of Congress (1996) * Chapter 1 - Historical Setting: Early History to 1917 * Chapter 2- Historical Setting: 1917 to 1991 * Chapter 3 - Physical Environment and Population * Chapter 4 - Ethnic, Religious, and Cultural Setting * Chapter 5 - The Society and Its EnvironmentVolume 2 - Chapter 6 - The Economy * Chapter 7 - Government and Politics * Chapter 8 - Foreign Relations * Chapter 9 - The Armed Forces * Chapter 10 - Internal Security * Russia in Perspective - An Orientation Guide * CHAPTER 1: GEOGRAPHY * CHAPTER 2: HISTORY * CHAPTER 3: ECONOMY * C