The Conquest Of The Russian Arctic

Author : Paul R. Josephson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674419839
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Conquest of the Russian Arctic written by Paul R. Josephson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning nine time zones from Norway to the Bering Strait, the immense Russian Arctic was mostly unexplored before the twentieth century. This changed rapidly in the 1920s, when the Soviet Union implemented plans for its conquest. The Conquest of the Russian Arctic, a definitive political and environmental history of one of the world’s remotest regions, details the ambitious attempts, from Soviet times to the present, to control and reshape the Arctic, and the terrible costs paid along the way. Paul Josephson describes the effort under Stalin to assimilate the Arctic into the Soviet empire. Extraction of natural resources, construction of settlements, indoctrination of nomadic populations, collectivization of reindeer herding—all was to be accomplished so that the Arctic operated according to socialist principles. The project was in many ways an extension of the Bolshevik revolution, as planners and engineers assumed that policies and plans that worked elsewhere in the empire would apply here. But as they pushed ahead with methods hastily adopted from other climates, the results were political repression, destruction of traditional cultures, and environmental degradation. The effects are still being felt today. At the same time, scientists and explorers led the world in understanding Arctic climes and regularities. Vladimir Putin has redoubled Russia’s efforts to secure the Arctic, seen as key to the nation’s economic development and military status. This history brings into focus a little-understood part of the world that remains a locus of military and economic pressures, ongoing environmental damage, and grand ambitions imperfectly realized.

Author : W. Bruce Lincoln
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801489228
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Conquest of a Continent written by W. Bruce Lincoln and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Conquest of a Continent, the historian W. Bruce Lincoln details Siberia's role in Russian history, one remarkably similar to that of the frontier in the development of the United States.... It is a big, panoramic book, in keeping with the immensity of its subject."--Chicago Tribune"Lincoln is a compelling writer whose chapters are colorful snapshots of Siberia's past and present.... The Conquest of a Continent is a vivid narrative that will inform and entertain the broader reading public."--American Historical Review"This story includes Genghis Khan, who sent the Mongols warring into Russia; Ivan the Terrible, who conquered Siberia for Russia; Peter the Great, who supported scientific expeditions and mining enterprises; and Mikhail Gorbachev, whose glasnost policy prompted a new sense of 'Siberian' nationalism. It is also the story of millions of souls who themselves were conquered by Siberia.... Vast riches and great misery, often intertwined, mark this region."--The Wall Street JournalStretching from the Urals to the Arctic Ocean to China, Siberia is so vast that the continental United States and Western Europe could be fitted into its borders, with land to spare. Yet, in only six decades, Russian trappers, cossacks, and adventurers crossed this huge territory, beginning in the 1580s a process of conquest that continues to this day. As rich in resources as it was large in size, Siberia brought the Russians a sixth of the world's gold and silver, a fifth of its platinum, a third of its iron, and a quarter of its timber. The conquest of Siberia allowed Russia to build the modern world's largest empire, and Siberia's vast natural wealth continues to play a vital part in determining Russia's place in international affairs.Bleak yet romantic, Siberia's history comes to life in W. Bruce Lincoln's epic telling. The Conquest of a Continent, first published in 1993, stands as the most comprehensive and vivid account of the Russians in Siberia, from their first victories over the Mongol Khans to the environmental degradation of the twentieth century. Dynasties of incomparable wealth, such as the Stroganovs, figure into the story, as do explorers, natives, gold seekers, and the thousands of men and women sentenced to penal servitude or forced labor in Russia's great wilderness prisonhouse.

Author : Andy Bruno
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110714471X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Soviet Power written by Andy Bruno and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth exploration of five industries in the Kola Peninsula examines Soviet power and its interaction with the natural world.

Author : Paul R. Josephson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674728904
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Conquest of the Russian Arctic written by Paul R. Josephson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning nine time zones, the Russian Arctic was mostly unexplored before the twentieth century. Paul Josephson describes the massive effort under Stalin to assimilate the Arctic into the Soviet empire—effects still being felt today, as Putin redoubles efforts to secure the Arctic, which he sees as key to Russia’s economic and military status.

Author : Stephen Blank
Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute
ISBN 13 : 1584874961
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia in the Arctic written by Stephen Blank and published by Strategic Studies Institute. This book was released on 2011 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arctic is the newest sphere of international competition for energy and security access. It pits Russia against the other Arctic states. These essays fully explore and analyze what is at stake here and what Moscow has done to increase its capability and influence in the Arctic.

Author : Valerian Dmitrievich Novikov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soviet Conquest of the Arctic written by Valerian Dmitrievich Novikov and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marlene Laruelle
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 076563502X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia's Arctic Strategies and the Future of the Far North written by Marlene Laruelle and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2013-11-03 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the first comprehensive examination of Russia's Arctic strategy, ranging from climate change issues and territorial disputes to energy policy and domestic challenges. As the receding polar ice increases the accessibility of the Arctic region, rival powers have been maneuvering for geopolitical and resource security.

Author : George V. Lantzeff
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773593187
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eastward to Empire written by George V. Lantzeff and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian expansion across Siberia to the Far East.

Author : Stephen J Black
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781082489389
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia in the Arctic written by Stephen J Black and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arctic has returned with a vengeance as an area of international contention. Beginning in 2007, Russia has continued to make aggressive moves and claims regarding territory in the Arctic Ocean. These moves undoubtedly have been prompted by global climate change and the importance of energy, with which Russia believes the Arctic is lavishly supplied. These moves apparently were intended to compel other Arctic states, like Norway, to come to terms with Russia. Nonetheless, the tendency to invoke military and security issues and instruments in this region of the world continues apace. These essays, taken from SSI's 2010 conference on Russia, fully explore the Russian and international competition for influence and rights over the exploration and commercial exploitation of the Arctic.

Author : Pier Horensma
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415055377
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soviet Arctic written by Pier Horensma and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to consider Soviet policy in this area from an historian's point of view. Horensma assesses the significance of historical precedents for polar sovereignty.