Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia · TURNING POINT ·
Samotlor oil field (1965–1980s)
On the Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia map as “Samotlor”
1965–1980s — Discovered in 1965 and pumping from 1969, this West Siberian field became one of the largest in the world. Its oil, sold for dollars after the price rises of 1973 and 1979, paid for imported grain and consumer goods.
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- Brezhnev and the Era of Stagnation (chapter 7 of Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia)
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- Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000
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