Ground ice in the sedimentary rocks and kimberlites of Yakutia, Russia
Asianpart of Russia ; Frost action ; Geochemistry ; Ground ice ; Periglacial features ; Permafrost ; Sakha ; Sedimentary rock
The formation of cement (pore) and intrusive ice in the frozen rocks of the central part of the Yakutian diamond-bearing province is considered. Cement ice is best developed in the sedimentary rocks and kimberlite pipes. Intrusive ice is formed only
Active-layer monitoring in Northeast Russia : spatial, seasonal, and interannual variability
Active layer ; Asianpart of Russia ; Chukotka ; Cold area ; Interannual variability ; Northern Russia ; Permafrost ; Russian Far East ; Seasonal variability ; Spatial variation ; Thawing
Aerial photography ; Asianpart of Russia ; European part of Russia ; Geomorphology ; Glacial landform ; Plain ; Russian Plain ; Satellite imagery ; West Siberia
Concept ; Former USSR ; Geopolitics ; Historical geography ; Russia ; Years 1920-29
The article presents the history of the Euro-Asian movement, as an original concept of Russian political thought originating from the early 1920s. Its creators were convinced of the need to create a huge empire that would encompass a sizeable part
of Eurasia. Such concepts are now being recalled and reinstated in today's Russia, the movement's leading exponent being A. Dugin, whose views are presented and assessed here. A final part of the article focuses on the geopolitical consequences of programmes
Geomorphic response to climatic and environmental changes along a Central Asian transect during the Holocene
Asia ; Asianpart of Russia ; Climatic variation ; Geomorphology ; High mountain ; Himalaya ; Holocene ; Human impact ; Mongolia ; Monsoon ; Permafrost ; Quaternary ; Rill wash ; Sakha ; Snow line ; Soil erosion ; Tibet ; Tree line
This paper discusses the geomorphic response to late Quaternary climatic changes, and to some extent, human impact, along an Asian transect running from Eastern Siberia via Mongolia and Tibet to India : Khangai Mountains of Mongolia, Darjeeling
The privatization of nature conservation in Russia
Asianpart of Russia ; Biodiversity ; Fauna ; Management ; Nature conservation ; Nature reserve ; Privatisation ; Russian Far East ; Sustainable development