Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics 7.6 (a) Location map of former republics, Russian regions and large 156 cities in the western half of the former USSR (b) Main economic features of the western two-thirds of the 157 former USSR 7.7 The population of the USSR on the eve of its break-up (a) Distribution of total population, 1990 162 (b) Distribution of Russians living outside the Russian 162 Republic, 1989 (c) Ratio of Russians and Ukrainians to total population 163 (Russia, Ukraine) or titular nationality in each oblast-level unit, 1989 7.8 Industrial output per capita in the former USSR in roubles per 164 head of total population in 1989 7.9 (a) Retail sales per inhabitant in Russia, 1991 166 (b) Doctors per thousand total population in Russia 167 7.10 Increases in radioactivity dose rates in Europe between 28 April 175 and 3 May 1986 consequent upon the Chernobyl reactor accident 7.11 Main concentration of emissions of pollutants in the Russian 176 Federation in 1989 7.12 Zhirinovsky’s aspirations in the West 177 7.13 The shrinking Aral Sea 179 8.1 Location of Japan in relation to the mainland of Asia 187 8.2 The Pacific Rim in relation to the Pacific Ocean 188

DOI link for Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics 7.6 (a) Location map of former republics, Russian regions and large 156 cities in the western half of the former USSR (b) Main economic features of the western two-thirds of the 157 former USSR 7.7 The population of the USSR on the eve of its break-up (a) Distribution of total population, 1990 162 (b) Distribution of Russians living outside the Russian 162 Republic, 1989 (c) Ratio of Russians and Ukrainians to total population 163 (Russia, Ukraine) or titular nationality in each oblast-level unit, 1989 7.8 Industrial output per capita in the former USSR in roubles per 164 head of total population in 1989 7.9 (a) Retail sales per inhabitant in Russia, 1991 166 (b) Doctors per thousand total population in Russia 167 7.10 Increases in radioactivity dose rates in Europe between 28 April 175 and 3 May 1986 consequent upon the Chernobyl reactor accident 7.11 Main concentration of emissions of pollutants in the Russian 176 Federation in 1989 7.12 Zhirinovsky’s aspirations in the West 177 7.13 The shrinking Aral Sea 179 8.1 Location of Japan in relation to the mainland of Asia 187 8.2 The Pacific Rim in relation to the Pacific Ocean 188

Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics 7.6 (a) Location map of former republics, Russian regions and large 156 cities in the western half of the former USSR (b) Main economic features of the western two-thirds of the 157 former USSR 7.7 The population of the USSR on the eve of its break-up (a) Distribution of total population, 1990 162 (b) Distribution of Russians living outside the Russian 162 Republic, 1989 (c) Ratio of Russians and Ukrainians to total population 163 (Russia, Ukraine) or titular nationality in each oblast-level unit, 1989 7.8 Industrial output per capita in the former USSR in roubles per 164 head of total population in 1989 7.9 (a) Retail sales per inhabitant in Russia, 1991 166 (b) Doctors per thousand total population in Russia 167 7.10 Increases in radioactivity dose rates in Europe between 28 April 175 and 3 May 1986 consequent upon the Chernobyl reactor accident 7.11 Main concentration of emissions of pollutants in the Russian 176 Federation in 1989 7.12 Zhirinovsky’s aspirations in the West 177 7.13 The shrinking Aral Sea 179 8.1 Location of Japan in relation to the mainland of Asia 187 8.2 The Pacific Rim in relation to the Pacific Ocean 188