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Section 1 Pages 326--328
Changing Economies |
As Russia and the Eurasian republics make the transition to generally free enterprise economies, they meet the challenges of providing sufficient food and jobs for their citizens.
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The Soviet Command Economy
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Under the Soviets, Russia and the Eurasian republics had what is known as a COMMAND ECONOMY, an economy in which some central authority makes economic divisions.
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The New Economics
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When Russia and the other republics became independent, each moved to take charge of its own economy.
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Pages 329-333
The Soviet System |
Under the Soviets, most farmers worked on huge state-owned-and-run frams called sovkhozes
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Changing Farms and Factories
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Reform and change continued after independence. Because each republic was different, however, problems, reactions, and solutions have been different as well.
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Communications
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Under the Soviets, the government owned and controlled all the mass - communication networks from newspaper and magazines to postal, telegraph and telephone services.
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Rivers and Canals
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Russia and the Eurasian republics have many waterways-- both natural and artificial.
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Roads and Rails
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Roads provide vital transportation Links in the region today. Railroads are the major means of transportation, one that the republics are committed to maintaining.
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Planes and Pipelines
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The Soviet Union was the first country to use jet airplanes for passenger traffic. Pipelines have also become much more important as a means of transporting oil and natural gas.
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