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Russia and the Independent Republics
- Russia
- More timber, oil, gold, silver, and diamonds than any other country on earth
- Extracting resources from remote and rugged locations has been a problem
- Problems preserving the natural environment
- Transporting resources to industrial centers has been an issue
- Railroad transportation moves the greatest amount of goods in Russia
- Many roads, rivers, and harbors freeze over in the cold, making transportation of goods difficult
- Under the Soviet system, farmland was organized into state and collective farms
- Joseph Stalin's emphasis on heavy industry had negative consequences on the Soviet Union
- It was difficult to obtain goods such as clothing and food in the Soviet Union
- Stalin's policies made production of consumer goods a low priority
- Mikhail Gorbachev's reform policies led to turmoil and dissatisfaction that resulted in the collapse of the Soviet Union
- Upon becoming an independent nation, Russia entered a period of transition to a market-driven economy
- Economic reforms encouraged private ownership and offered greater prospects for long-term growth