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Demographic Trends and Patterns in the Soviet Union Before 1991
Demographic Trends and Patterns in the Soviet Union Before 1991 Author:Wolfgang Lutz, Sergei Scherbov In the course of the twentieth century, the former Soviet Union experienced an uneven pattern of socioeconomic development. Progress began at different times and proceeded at different rates in various regions and sociodemographic groups. Today, the western and northern parts of the former Soviet Union have the demographic characteristics of oth... more »er developed countries, while the Central Asian republics share the demographic patterns of developing countries. This comprehensive study provides an overview of demographic trends and patterns in the republics of the former Soviet Union, and presents newly released data from leading Soviet and Western demographers. The first compendium of demographic research on the former Soviet Union, the book provides a detailed review of Soviet demographic changeMspecifically issues of fertility, marriage and the family, age and mortalityMthroughout the twentieth century.« less