Background to the Soviet glaciological studies from the Salyut-6 orbital space station
Amérique du Sud ; Andes ; Glacier ; Généralités sur la géographie ; Image satellite ; Photo-interprétation ; Programme de recherche ; Salyut 6 ; Station orbitale ; Télédétection
The A. provides background information on the Soviet Orbital Space Station Earth Observations Project , comparing it with the American Space Shuttle Earth Observations Project . He also provides details on the cameras need by the Soviet cosmonauts
, comparing them with American models. One of the major foci of the Soviet program is the monitoring of glaciers on a global basis, one area where it has made a significant contribution being the ice capes of the Southern Andes.
The Soviet Union has thus far not been among the leading countries in solar energy research because of the high costs involved, the country's northern location and its seemingly ample fossil fuel reserves. In recent years, however, as future
supplies of Soviet oil have become more uncertain, interest in solar energy has accelerated. Research centers are concentrated in the south, especially in the Crimea, Armenia and Central Asia. Work focuses mainly on practical applications, such as solar
stills and ovens, water pumps, cooling systems, and space heating, as well as basic studies on more complex technologies such as photovoltaics, solar furnaces, and large central power stations.
Twenty years of soviet investigations in the Antarctic
L'article présente un relevé du travail des expéditions soviétiques dans l'Antarctique de 1955 à 1975, retrace la fondation des stations, le programme des observations scientifiques et les découvertes les plus importantes (avec les coordonnées très
précises de ces stations). En annexe, et sous forme de tableau, l'A. donne la liste des différentes expéditions avec noms des dirigeants, des bateaux utilisés, des stations concernées et de leurs chefs, du nombre de participants et des programmes
Planning is particularly important in the Soviet Union since not only most spatial change but all economic planning is the product of a systematic socio-political ideology. Planning is therefore the key to understanding the Soviet economy, Soviet
society and spatial change in the Soviet Union. Indeed, this is the first study in which the focus has been directed specifically at spatial planning in the Soviet Union in any systematic way. Based on the authors'own research, the book provides
a comprehensive review of planning in the Soviet Union for both geography students and Soviet specialists.
Complexe touristique ; Krym ; Nationalisation ; Politique économique ; Station balnéaire ; Ukraine
Difficultés d'ordre juridique, administratif et économique dues à la récente décision du Soviet Suprême de Crimée de nationaliser les stations et sanatorias installés sur son territoire. Ces complexes appartenaient à des entreprises et organisations
du pays et un Conseil de recherches sur la géothermie fonctionne à l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS| le développement de cette variété d'énergie a été confié au Ministre de l'industrie du gaz naturel. Seules deuxpetites stations du Kamtchatka
The contributions of Chauncy Harris to geographical studies of the Soviet Union| an appreciation in Geographical studies on the Soviet Union. Essays in Honor of Chauncy D. Harris.
The text illustrates the harshness of the physical environment for the Soviet people and the vast distances which separate them. The author explains the historical evolution of the state and its territorial and administrative organisation
and considers its current problems of population and ethnic and national relations. Considerable space is devoted to the resource base and the organisation, distribution and capacity of Soviet industry. The particular problems of agriculture in an essentially
hostile environment and of transport in a virtually unlimited space are also considered at length together with the broader geopolitical questions of the Soviet Union's present and future relations with the rest of the world. This publication is made
particularly timely by the increasing reluctance of the Soviet authorities to divulge information on their country's achievements and shortcomings.