Historical Realities and Historical Myths of the Colonization of the “Russian North”: from the Initial Settlement to the Post-Soviet Retreat

• Published in: Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology
• Main Authors: Shabaev, Yuri P., Istomin, Kirill V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2020
• Subjects: Anthropology; Penal; Russian North
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/se-2020-0012; https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/se-2020-0012

Abstract This article uses the ideas put forth by Hill and Gaddy in their book “Siberian Curse” to discuss the stages of colonization of the European north of Russia. Discussing different components of the colonization process, the authors argue that the initial colonization of this region could not...