Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- MAP -- CHARTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. THE LOCATIONAL FRAMEWORK -- 1. The Soviet Geographic Setting in Historical Perspective -- 2. Soviet Locational Objectives and Problems -- PART II. RAILROADS AND OTHER CARRIERS IN ACTION -- 3. Industrialization and...

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