Research Guide to the Russian and Soviet Censuses

by Ralph S. Clem (Editor)

Overview

Taken together, the Russian census of 1897 and the Soviet censuses of 1926, 1959, 1970, and 1979 constitute the largest collection of empirical data available on that country, but until the publication of this book in 1986, the daunting complexity of that material prevented Western scholars from exploiting the censuses fully. This book is both a guide to the use of and a detailed index to these censuses. The first part of the book consists of eight essays by specialist on the USSR, six of them dealing with the use of census materials and the availability of data for research on ethnicity and language, marriage and the family, education and literacy, migration and organization, age structure, and occupations. The second part, a comprehensive index for all the published census, presents more than six hundred annotated entries for the census tables, a keyword index that enables researchers to find census data by subject, and a list of political-administrative units covered in each census.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501707155
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Series:	Studies in Soviet History and Society
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ralph S. Clem is a retired Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Advisory Board of the School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2004 as a Major General.

Table of Contents

Part One: General and Topical Essays

1. On the Use of Russian and Soviet Censuses for Research, Ralph S. Clem
2. Data Comparability Problems in the Study of the Soviet Population, Robert A. Lewis
3. A History of Russian and Soviet Censuses, Lee Schwartz
4. The Ethnic and Language Dimensions in Russian and Soviet Censuses, Brian D. Silver
5. Occupation and Work Force Data in Russian and Soviet Censuses, Michael Paul Sacks
6. Urbanization and Migration Data in Russian and Soviet Censuses, Richard H. Rowland
7. Marriage, Family, and Fertility Data in Russian and Soviet Censuses, Barbara A. Anderson
8. Education and Literacy Data in Russian and Soviet Censuses, Ronald D. Liebowitz

Part Two: Index and Guide to the Russian and Soviet Censuses, 1897 to 1979, Peter R. Craumer

Editorial Reviews

It is hoped that this volume will increase the use of Russian and Soviet census materials. Although they are difficult to use, this task has now been rendered easier. The book gives an excellent overview of the possibilities for population research on the Soviet Union. The index and research guide will be valuable for many years to come.

Slavic Review

It is hoped that this volume will increase the use of Russian and Soviet census materials. Although they are difficult to use, this task has now been rendered easier. The book gives an excellent overview of the possibilities for population research on the Soviet Union. The index and research guide will be valuable for many years to come.

-- "Slavic Review"

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