{"product_id":"the-nature-of-soviet-power-an-arctic-environmental-history-paperback-9781316507926","title":"The Nature of Soviet Power; An Arctic Environmental History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316507926","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Nature of Soviet Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Arctic Environmental History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis in-depth exploration of five industries in the Kola Peninsula examines Soviet power and its interaction with the natural world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndy Bruno (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316507926, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 June 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages, 10 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Telling the dramatic story of the far-reaching transformation of the Kola Peninsula in the Russian far north, Bruno speaks to larger truths of environmental change in the USSR and the world in the twentieth century. Well-written and deeply researched, this is a must-read book for anyone interested in the relationship between state power and environmental change and a vivid example of the best new scholarship on Russian environmental history.' Willard Sunderland, University of Cincinnati\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDuring the twentieth century, the Soviet Union turned the Kola Peninsula in the northwest corner of the country into one of the most populated, industrialized, militarized, and polluted parts of the Arctic. This transformation suggests, above all, that environmental relations fundamentally shaped the Soviet experience. Interactions with the natural world both enabled industrial livelihoods and curtailed socialist promises. Nature itself was a participant in the communist project. Taking a long-term comparative perspective, The Nature of Soviet Power sees Soviet environmental history as part of the global pursuit for unending economic growth among modern states. This in-depth exploration of railroad construction, the mining and processing of phosphorus-rich apatite, reindeer herding, nickel and copper smelting, and energy production in the region examines Soviet cultural perceptions of nature, plans for development, lived experiences, and modifications to the physical world. While Soviet power remade nature, nature also remade Soviet power.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Nature and power in the Soviet North\u003cbr\u003e 2. Assimilation and conquest\u003cbr\u003e 3. Stalinism as an ecosystem\u003cbr\u003e 4. Deep in the tundra\u003cbr\u003e 5. Scarring the beautiful surroundings\u003cbr\u003e 6. Transforming but not transcending\u003cbr\u003e 7. The life of the Soviet environment.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Pollution \u0026amp; threats to the environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Pollution \u0026amp; threats to the environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Pollution%20\u0026amp;%20threats%20to%20the%20environment%20%5BRNP%5D%22\"\u003eRNP\u003c\/a\u003e], Environmental management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20management%20%5BRNF%5D%22\"\u003eRNF\u003c\/a\u003e], Industrialisation \u0026amp; industrial history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Industrialisation \u0026amp; industrial history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Industrialisation%20\u0026amp;%20industrial%20history%20%5BHBTK%5D%22\"\u003eHBTK\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913231491352,"sku":"9781316507926","price":22.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316507926i_51da14b9-284d-40e6-baf8-bdfa1db40326.jpg?v=1696681474","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-nature-of-soviet-power-an-arctic-environmental-history-paperback-9781316507926","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}