GEOG 202 Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture - Physical Setting- Environmental Issues- High-Latitude Continental Climate - Agriculture - Population and Settlement - Urban Landscapes - Demographic Crisis- Cultural Coherence from ImperialismOutline of Current Lecture - Cultural Coherence from Imperialismo Russian Artistso Cultural Tie to Texas- Geopolitical Framework o Geopolitical Issueso Current Geopolitics- UkraineCurrent Lecture-Russian ArtistsArtists fled or were imprisoned during Soviet era-Soviets wanted people to only work, no time for other things becausethey had to compete with Europe's economy Socialist realism: art work depicting labor struggles against capitalism -Propaganda, posters put up everywhere to show pride among Russian people Classical music and ballet Faberge eggs, lacquer boxes, nesting dolls -Eggs: represented wealth and power for the tsar-Boxes: usually black and depicts a heroic battle These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Dolls: small toys that fit inside each other -Cultural Tie to TexasClassical pianist Van Cliburn of Ft. WorthoGeopolitical Framework-Russian Empire: Brutally ruled by tsars-Soviet Union (USSR 1917-1991): Revolution of Communist laborers led by Lenin-More centralized under Stalin, 1928:RuthlessGoal of no significant ethnic differences ("Russification")No religion Classless society Government controlled everything Brought eastern European countries behind Iron Curtain -Cold War with Western Europe and US (1948-1989)-Failed war in Afghanistan (1985-1991)-Gorbachev years (1985-1991):Glasnost: greater political openness Peristroika: economic reforms-1991, collapse of Soviet Union -Geopolitical IssuesChechnya: demands its independence, extreme violence with links to Al Qaeda Georgia sovereigntyKuril Islands: disputed claim with Japan Kaliningrad: isolated from rest of Russia-Russian Exclave: portion of country that lies outside of its contiguous land area-Greater autonomy?-Some say yes -More western outlook?-Rogue state? - Area of country that doesn’t follow the normal rules of the country -Illicit activities? -Ocean tanker that was transporting nuclear weapon supplies Return to Communism? -Current Geopolitics Denuclearization Regional independence tensions with Russia -Chechnya terror Allied with Syria Crimean peninsula and Ukraine-Crimea another Russian exclaveVladimir Putin oUkraine-Russian ally?-Worldview: East or West?-Presidential
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