- Library Binding: 32 pages
- Publisher: Millbrook Pr (Dec 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1562943065
- ISBN-13: 978-1562943066
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 21.3 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,435,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A poorly researched book with factual and other errors, 25 Jan 1999
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This review is from: Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova (Former Soviet States) (Library Binding)
Sadly, this is one of the very few books with information on this part of the world - and it gets many facts wrong. This book is obvoiusly aimed at the K-12 market, and aims to function as a primer on this region. Unfortunately, it fails.* Ukrainian place names are invariably given in Russian instead of Ukrainian (for example, Kyiv is spelled Kiev in this book).
* Moldovan place names are either not spelled correctly - e.g. "Belsiy" for Balti, or given in Russian - e.g. "Kishinev" for Chisinau.
* Country names are not accurate - for example, the German Democratic Republic is labeled as "East Germany".
* Information on these countries' ethnic minorities is shallow. The Gagauz and Bulgarian minorities in Moldova are simply labeled as "other", and the percentage of the pie chart given to these "others" is wrong (13 per cent instead of approximately 4 per cent).
* Finally, many other details are wrong. For example, Moldova is described as having "abundant natural resources and well-developed industries", when in fact Moldova imports nearly all of its power and natural resources, and has virtually no developed industry save for some decaying factories in the Trans-Dniestr Republic.
In short, save your money. If you're looking for information on these countries, look elsewhere.
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