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An environmental history of Russia /

The former Soviet empire spanned eleven time zones and contained half the world's forests; vast deposits of oil, gas and coal; various ores; major rivers such as the Volga, Don and Angara; and extensive biodiversity. These resources and animals, as well as the people who lived in the former Sov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Josephson, Paul R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2013.
Colección:Studies in environment and history
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From imperial to socialist nature preservation : environmental protection and resource development in the Russian Empire, 1861-1925
  • Stalinism : creating the socialist industrial, urban, and agricultural environment
  • The Khrushchev reforms, environmental politics, and the awakening of environmentalism, 1953-1964
  • Developed socialism, environmental degradation, and the time of economic "stagnation," 1964-1985
  • Gorbachev's reforms, Glasnost, and econationalism.