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The water resource distribution principles and practices of transboundary rivers of Russia

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The history of the formulation of water-resource distribution is considered with reference to transboundary water bodies in international law. The problems, history and present status of water-resource utilization and protection with a focus on the Samur and Severskii Donets transboundary rivers are outlined.

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Original Russian Text © A.P. Demin, K.Yu. Shatalova, 2015, published in Geography and Natural Resources, 2015, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 22–29.

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Demin, A.P., Shatalova, K.Y. The water resource distribution principles and practices of transboundary rivers of Russia. Geogr. Nat. Resour. 36, 18–24 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1875372815010035

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