Paul Josephson on "An Environmental History of the Soviet Arctic"
Paul Josephson discusses the project he worked on during his Carson Fellowship, from August to December 2011: an environmental history of the Soviet Arctic.
Paul Josephson discusses the project he worked on during his Carson Fellowship, from August to December 2011: an environmental history of the Soviet Arctic.
The article describes how, ultimately, it was precisely the transitory nature of ice that undermined a successful and lasting presentation of power in St. Petersburg, Russia.
This episode of a four-part documentary series reveals the struggles of how two indigenous communities, in Russia’s Republic of Altai and in California, are resisting government mega-projects.
Waste is never completely or permanently “out of sight.” Once discarded, it undergoes transformations, often reappearing elsewhere in new forms. In this volume of RCC Perspectives, scholars from different disciplines—from history and art history, urban geography, environmental studies, and anthropology—investigate the traces waste leaves behind in the course of its travels.