title: New approaches to the study of population dynamics in cities of Moscow Oblast.
abstract: New approaches to the study of population growth, spatial distribution, and urbanization in the USSR are presented.  "Quantitative analysis of historical trends in city growth rates within Moscow Oblast (1926-1984) reveals two major components or city types:  a group of cities with below-(oblast) average rates for each of five periods of analysis (1926-39, 1939-59, 1959-70, 1970-79, 1979-84) and a second category experiencing above-average growth until 1970, with subsequent reduction of rates below the oblast average."
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gornostayeva
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Petrov
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005843:Geography; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D014586:USSR; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Geographic Factors; Historical Survey; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization; Ussr