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Characteristics and trends of urbanization in a developed Socialist society

O P Litovka, M N Mezhevich

    Soviet Geography
    |May 1, 1983
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Demographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesGeographic FactorsMarxismMigrationMigration, InternalPhilosophical OverviewPolitical SystemsPopulationPopulation DynamicsSocialismSpatial DistributionTurnaround MigrationUrban Spatial DistributionUrbanizationUssr

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