The Territories of the Russian Federation

Quite clearly this new reference work is expected to enjoy a long life. Not only does it arrive with 1st Edition boldly printed on the dustwrapper (and also on the publicity leaflet distributed in Europa’s London International Book Fair wallet), it is also furnished with an International Standard Serial Number. So it does not take too many of Hercule Poirot’s little grey cells to deduce that it is viewed at source to figure as one of the publisher’s renowned international affairs surveys and directories to be updated at frequent and/or regular intervals.

Billed as “an extensive reference survey of the...