Economic-geographical description according to N.N. Baransky: what could it be like at present?
Abstract
Excellent examples of economic-geographical descriptions are given in the first edition of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, wherein N.N.Baransky headed the Editorial Board in Geography. In subsequent editions their quality became noticeably worse, and the historical sketches disappeared completely. It is proposed to use the idea of an area as a palimpsest, wherein the region is considered as a combination of different «layers of development».
Supporting agencies: The research was financially supported from the Russian Academic Excellence Project at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.
About the Author
A. I. Alekseev
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Professor, D.Sc. in Geography
Faculty of Geography, Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia
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Alekseev A.I. Economic-geographical description according to N.N. Baransky: what could it be like at present? Lomonosov Geography Journal. 2020;(1):57-62. (In Russ.)
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