ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Are environmental problems in the Soviet successor states the result of 'Soviet follies' or are they part of a broader, global trend?

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Are environmental problems in the Soviet successor states the result of 'Soviet follies' or are they part of a broader, global trend?

Introduction

The purpose of writing this paper is basically to give the readers an understanding of the environmental problems faced by the soviet successor states that whether the environmental problems faced by the soviet successor states is the result of the 'Soviet Follies' or the global trend leading those states towards the environmental disaster. However, the author tried to present as much relevant information regarding the soviet successor states regarding the environmental problems. However, in analysing the available data, it was really difficult to come a firm conclusion whether who is responsible because in some states soviet policies lead to the environmental problems, whereas in some states, the local government policies were the reason behind the environmental disaster. Therefore, after critically analysing the whole situation, the author came to the point that the global trends and the local government policies were behind the environment calamity.

Similarly, by going through the paper, the readers will get enough idea what actually happened in the past, which lead to the current state of the soviet successor states.

Uzbekistan

Despite the natural wealth and variety of terrain, the decades of domination by the Soviet Union and its economic policy, Uzbekistan has made ??one of the countries with the worst environment environmental condition in the region. One could say that the Russia has its role in polluting the Uzbek environment but the global trends toward the environmental pollution also lead the Uzbek environment towards the disaster and the other reason might be the wrong and false polices by the government in protecting the environment. In the following paragraphs, the reasons and the circumstances discussed that will give the readers a better understanding whether soviet follies are the reason behind the environmental problem or it's the broader global trend.

The widespread use of agrochemicals, diversion of water from the two major rivers to irrigate farmland, and the chronic lack of water treatment plants, are among the factors that cause environmental and health scale (Index Mundi, 2012).

Environmental Devastation

The environmental devastation in the Republic of Uzbekistan is well illustrated by the catastrophe of the Aral Sea. The diversion of the waters of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya to grow cotton, has reduced the size of this sea, which was the 4th inland sea in the world, but has halved in the surface and two-thirds of its volume compared to what it was in 1960. Desiccation and Stalinization of the lake storms cause salt and sand, which destroy agriculture in the surrounding areas and ecosystems and affecting the health of local people. Desertification causes loss of animals and plants, the decrease of farmland and quality, climate change and the destruction of cultural and historical monuments. Each year, thousands of tons of salt are spread up to 800 km away by the winds. Some say that the sand and ...