List of Figures List of Tables Preface Chapter 1. Introduction: climate and agriculture in Russia Chapter 2. The availability and reliability of statistical agricultural data for Russia 2.1. The pre-revolutionary period (before 1916) 2.2. The post-revolutionary decade (1917–28) 2.3. The Stalin era (1929–53) 2.4. The post-Stalin period (after 1953) 2.5. Summary Chapter 3. The pre-revolutionary period (1900–16) 3.1. Major developments in agriculture 3.2. Weather variations and agricultural production 3.3. Food problems 3.4. Summary Chapter 4. The post-revolutionary period (1917–28) 4.1. Major developments in agriculture 4.2. Weather variations and agricultural production 4.3. Food problems 4.4. Summary Chapter 5. The collectivization of Soviet agriculture (1929–40) 5.1. Major developments in agriculture 5.2. Weather variations and agricultural production 5.3. Food problems 5.4. Summary Chapter 6. The post-war recovery period (1945–54) 6.1. Major developments in agriculture 6.2. Weather variations and agricultural production 6.3. Food problems 6.4. Summary Chapter 7. The virgin lands campaign (1955–64) 7.1. Major developments in agriculture 7.2. Weather variations and agricultural production 7.3. Food problems 7.4. Summary Chapter 8. Period of intensification of the Soviet agriculture (1965–75) 8.1. Major developments in agriculture 8.2. Weather variations and agricultural production 8.3. Food problems 8.4. Summary Chapter 9. Period of stagnation of the Soviet agriculture (1976–90) 9.1. Major developments in agriculture 9.2. Weather variations and agricultural production 9.3. Food problems 9.4. Summary Conclusion Glossary References