An outline of the changes in the Soviet foreign trade structure is followed by an introduction to the main Russian and English-language sources of commercial and technical information relating to the Soviet Union. These include guides, national economic plans, newspapers, journals, updating services, trade statistics, reports, patents and standards, online databases and organisations.
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