SOSC 1733 Lecture 7: Russia
27 Nov 2018
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Russia began the 20th century with less than of it"s population living in the urban areas. Urban development in russia is a reflection of three distinct eras in the country"s history. Settlement pattern in russia during the tsarist epoch revolved around: Historically, settlement patterns in russia have been linked to access to water, transportation and the location of military and economic outpost. The russian plain served as a vital trade route between scandinavia and the eastern mediterranean. Early urban settlements include kiev , novgorod and smolensky. Kiev became the focal point for slavic political and economic development due to its convenient location on the dnieper river with access to the black sea and. Most cities in kievan were located along the vast network of rivers and were originally constructed in forts. A kremlin is a major fortified central complex found in historic russian cities. Many of these cities survived with their kremlins intact. Example include the golden rings outside moscow.
