This thesis provides an overview of the three main economic pathways that Russian mono industrial cities have followed after the collapse of the Soviet Union, namely economic diversification,...Show moreThis thesis provides an overview of the three main economic pathways that Russian mono industrial cities have followed after the collapse of the Soviet Union, namely economic diversification, economic replacement and maintaining the core industry. This was done by choosing three relevant cities as case studies for each pathway, in order to determine under which circumstances each economic policy would work the best.Show less