How Russia's Cotton Dream Destroyed a Sea
How Russia’s Soviet-era cotton empire drained the Aral Sea and triggered one of the world’s worst environmental disasters. This video explores the geopolitical history of the Aral Sea, Soviet irrigation projects in Central Asia, the collapse of local ecosystems, water politics, and the long-term consequences for Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the region’s economy and climate. From Cold War ambitions to modern environmental catastrophe, discover how the USSR’s cotton production transformed an entire sea into a desert. #AralSea #SovietUnion #Russia #CentralAsia #Geopolitics #EnvironmentalDisaster #USSR #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan #WaterCrisis #HistoryDocumentary
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