Central Asia: Borders 2
Kazakhstan
Ben Paarmann has posted part two of his series of posts on the determination of Central Asia's national borders during the Soviet period.
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Ben Paarmann has posted part two of his series of posts on the determination of Central Asia's national borders during the Soviet period.
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