Asiatic Russia, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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The physical conditions of Asiatic Russia are unique, and have both molded its past civilization, and shaped to a large de gree the forces determining its future. The region of the Can casus, the arid area centering in the closed basin of the Cas pian and Aral seas, the vast drainage basin tributary to the Arctic Ocean, and the splendid navigable river systems upon the Pacific coast bordering upon Japan and China, can be ap preciated in their full significance only by detailed study in con nection with the general geological facts and the remarkable climatic conditions of the country.

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