'The Last Kulak' and Other Stories of Post-Privatisation Life in Chukotka's Tundra
Abstract Privatisation of state farms in Russia precipitated a crisis in the reindeer herding economy. Chukotka once had the largest domestic reindeer herd in Russia, and the plummet in Chukotka's reindeer headcounts was steeper than anywhere else in the country. At the same time, reindeer herd...
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crliverpoolup:10.3167/np.2006.100204 2023-12-24T10:15:57+01:00 'The Last Kulak' and Other Stories of Post-Privatisation Life in Chukotka's Tundra Gray, Patty A. 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/np.2006.100204 https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/whp/nomp/2006/00000010/00000002/art00004 en eng Liverpool University Press Nomadic Peoples volume 10, issue 2, page 50-67 ISSN 0822-7942 1752-2366 Demography journal-article 2006 crliverpoolup https://doi.org/10.3167/np.2006.100204 2023-11-24T14:54:49Z Abstract Privatisation of state farms in Russia precipitated a crisis in the reindeer herding economy. Chukotka once had the largest domestic reindeer herd in Russia, and the plummet in Chukotka's reindeer headcounts was steeper than anywhere else in the country. At the same time, reindeer herding in some regions of Russia, such as Yamal, remained relatively stable. This paper argues that much of the difference between Chukotka and other regions can be attributed to the particular, and very political, nature of the social relationship between local tundra-dwelling populations and the most immediate representative of the state apparatus that they face: the district administration. Using stories told by tundradwellers in one district of Chukotka, the paper explores the frustrations they experienced as their efforts to take more control of their own local situation were stymied by those in the bureaucracy above them. It concludes that politics and power relations should not be overlooked as a crucial factor in determining regionally-variable outcomes in post-privatisation reindeer herding in the Russian north, and can overpower or exacerbate economic and ecological factors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Chukotka Russian North Tundra Liverpool University Press (via Crossref) Nomadic Peoples 10 2 50 67 |
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Abstract Privatisation of state farms in Russia precipitated a crisis in the reindeer herding economy. Chukotka once had the largest domestic reindeer herd in Russia, and the plummet in Chukotka's reindeer headcounts was steeper than anywhere else in the country. At the same time, reindeer herding in some regions of Russia, such as Yamal, remained relatively stable. This paper argues that much of the difference between Chukotka and other regions can be attributed to the particular, and very political, nature of the social relationship between local tundra-dwelling populations and the most immediate representative of the state apparatus that they face: the district administration. Using stories told by tundradwellers in one district of Chukotka, the paper explores the frustrations they experienced as their efforts to take more control of their own local situation were stymied by those in the bureaucracy above them. It concludes that politics and power relations should not be overlooked as a crucial factor in determining regionally-variable outcomes in post-privatisation reindeer herding in the Russian north, and can overpower or exacerbate economic and ecological factors. |
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