MOSCOW ON THE RISE: FROM PRIMATE CITY TO MEGAREGION* |
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Authors: | ROBERT ARGENBRIGHT |
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Institution: | 1. Assistant professor (lecturer) of geography at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108;2. [robert.argenbright@geog.utah.edu]. |
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Abstract: | In this article I examine Moscow's role in the political‐economic space of the Russian Federation. A broad range of data supports the thesis that the capital has become a primate city, one that serves no longer as the command center of a closed system but as the primary node of interconnection between Russia and the rest of the world. The effort to create a larger, polycentric “New Moscow” next to the ancient capital is marked by a tightening of central control, in contrast to governance regimes of European megaregions. Nevertheless, expansion of the capital region very likely will further boost Moscow's dominance over the country. |
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Keywords: | megaregion Moscow New Moscow primate city Russia |
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