Category Archives: Closed Cities

Soviet Baby Boomers – Closed Cities, CHMO and Soviet Regionalism

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Sergei Zhuk

The very important issue addressed in Don Raleigh’s book is the relations between Moscow and provincial cities, especially between Moscow and such “closed” cities as Saratov, during late socialism.

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ZATOs In View

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Asif Siddiqi

A few weeks ago, on March 27, I was at a reception at the Harriman Institute (for Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies) at Columbia University for the opening of a new exhibit entitled ZATO: Soviet Secret Cities During the … Continue reading →

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