Metropolitan population change in Russia and the former Soviet Union, 1897-1997.

Focuses on a study which examined the internal population shifts within metropolitan areas in Russia and the former Soviet Union (FSU) over the period 1897-1997, with emphasis on the 1970 to 1997 period. Definition of metropolitan areas; Comparison of metropolitan processes to those in other countries; Data collected on the study; Increase in the number of metropolitan areas in the FSU and Russia; In-depth look at the study.