New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Douglas Rogers, “The Depths of Russia: Oil, Power, and Culture after Socialism” (Cornell UP, 2015)
Ever since the accidental discovery of oil in Perm in 1929, the so-called âSecond Bakuâ has been known to be an industrial hub as well as the home to a GULAG labor camp. In post-Soviet times, however, Perm has becomeâ¦