Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction: climate and agriculture in Russia; The availability and reliability of statistical agricultural data for Russia; The pre-revolutionary period (1900-1916); The post-revolutionary period (1917-1928); The collectivization of Soviet agriculture (1929-1940); The post-war recovery period (1945-1954); The virgin lands campaign (1955-1964); The period of agricultural intensification (1965-1975); The period of agricultural stagnation (1976-1990); Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index