Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 7
3. Preface 9
4. Contributors 11
5. How to Use This Guide 13
6. PART ONE: GENERAL AND TOPICAL ESSAYS
7. 1. On the Use of Russian and Soviet Censuses for Research 17
8. 2. Data Comparability Problems in the Study of the Soviet Population 36
9. 3. A History of Russian and Soviet Censuses 48
10. 4. The Ethnic and Language Dimensions in Russian and Soviet Censuses 70
11. 5. Occupation and Work Force Data in Russian and Soviet Censuses 98
12. 6. Urbanization and Migration Data in Russian and Soviet Censuses 113
13. 7. Marriage , Family, and Fertility Data in Russian and Soviet Censuses 131
14. 8 . Education and Literacy Data in Russian and Soviet Censuses 155
15. Part Two: INDEX AND GUIDE TO THE RUSSIAN AND SOVIET CENSUSES, 1897 TO 1979 171