The intrest in the soviet union
Harris had always an intrest in the Soviet Union. He had done two pieces of work in 1945 this prior work and study of the Soviet Union helped him gain respect in the field when the Soviet Union opened to foreigners. Even though there was a limited amount of data Harris was able to publish two aticles over the Soviet Union in 1945 in the Geographical Review. "One paper examined both regional and functional aspects of the growth of cities
in the Soviet Union and the other concerned the ethnic complexities of urban areas at the southern and western fringes of the country." (www-news.uchicago.edu). In addition to these pieces of work he edited and added maps and numerous footnotes to the text of the Economic Geography of the U.S.S.R.
In addition to his pieces of work on the Soviet Union he made 14 trips to the Soviet Union which gained him respect and knowledge. “The Soviet Union was just opening up in the late 1950s when Chauncy made his
first trip to there. It was at the time of the Sputnik launch, and there was tremendous interest in the Soviet Union in the United States,” said David Hooson, professor of geography and Russian specialist at the University of
California, Berkeley. “He was very well prepared when the opening came, could speak Russian well, and took advantage of the opportunity to meet with many Soviet academics in geography." (www-news.uchicago.edu).
Harris' publications over the Soviet Union where over two areas. The first one was on geography as a discpline in the Soviet Union. The other area was on those who dealt with the urban development and industrial and agricultural resources. Harris made a grand effort to bring the Soviet geographers' work to the attention to his Western Colleagues.
in the Soviet Union and the other concerned the ethnic complexities of urban areas at the southern and western fringes of the country." (www-news.uchicago.edu). In addition to these pieces of work he edited and added maps and numerous footnotes to the text of the Economic Geography of the U.S.S.R.
In addition to his pieces of work on the Soviet Union he made 14 trips to the Soviet Union which gained him respect and knowledge. “The Soviet Union was just opening up in the late 1950s when Chauncy made his
first trip to there. It was at the time of the Sputnik launch, and there was tremendous interest in the Soviet Union in the United States,” said David Hooson, professor of geography and Russian specialist at the University of
California, Berkeley. “He was very well prepared when the opening came, could speak Russian well, and took advantage of the opportunity to meet with many Soviet academics in geography." (www-news.uchicago.edu).
Harris' publications over the Soviet Union where over two areas. The first one was on geography as a discpline in the Soviet Union. The other area was on those who dealt with the urban development and industrial and agricultural resources. Harris made a grand effort to bring the Soviet geographers' work to the attention to his Western Colleagues.