Nature of Soviet Power - An Arctic Environmental History

This in-depth exploration of five industries in the Kola Peninsula examines Soviet power and its interaction with the natural world.

List of contents

1. Nature and power in the Soviet North; 2. Assimilation and conquest; 3. Stalinism as an ecosystem; 4. Deep in the tundra; 5. Scarring the beautiful surroundings; 6. Transforming but not transcending; 7. The life of the Soviet environment.

About the author

Andy Bruno is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Faculty Associate in Environmental Studies at Northern Illinois University.

Summary

During the twentieth century, the Soviet Union turned the Kola Peninsula into one of the most populated, industrialized, militarized, and polluted parts of the Arctic. This in-depth exploration of five industries in the region examines cultural perceptions of nature, plans for development, lived experiences, and modifications to the physical world.

Product details

• Authors: Andy Bruno, Andy (Northern Illinois University) Bruno, Bruno Andy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781316507926
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50792-6
• No. of pages: 310
• Series: Studies in Environment and History; Studies in Environment and His; Studies in Environment and History
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Russia, European History, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, HISTORY / Social History, Environmental Economics, Pollution & threats to the environment, Pollution and threats to the environment, Arctic regions, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history