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Political Geography - AP Human Geo: Kuril Islands

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"Russia holds large-scale exercises on Kuril Islands"
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From World History In Context
"Meeting Between Japan and Russia Ends With Stalemate on Islands"
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From World History In Context.
"Russia posts Pacific Fleet to guard Kuril Islands military airfield: report"
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From World History In Context.
"Yalta Conference"
from ABC-CLIO's Issues Reference Center

As Heard on the radio

"Kuril Islands" on 80 Days: an Exploration Podcast

Overview Video

Website Links

"History of the Kuril Islands Dispute" -- An Infographic from Georgetown University
"The Kurils: A difficult life on the disputed islands" by Nikolay Korzhov at Al Jazeera
"Japan's Abe tells Putin he won't let US troops on long-disputed islands if Russia returns them to Japan" by Bill Bostock at Business Insider
"Vladimir Putin offers Kuril Islands peace deal to Japan's Abe" at Deutsche Welle
"Japan’s plan to resolve a 70-year-old row with Russia is failing" at The Economist