Lesniki and Leskhozy: Life and Work in Russia's Northern Forests
This paper examines the history of forestry in the Russian North through a study area in the North Urals. The relationships between the local leskhozy (forestry enterprises) and the lesniki (forestry workers) and the environment are contrasted. The paper explores four key aspects: exile, planned pro...
| Published in: | Environment and History |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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White Horse Press
2004
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/096734004772444423 https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/whp/eh/2004/00000010/00000001/art00004 |
| Summary: | This paper examines the history of forestry in the Russian North through a study area in the North Urals. The relationships between the local leskhozy (forestry enterprises) and the lesniki (forestry workers) and the environment are contrasted. The paper explores four key aspects: exile, planned production, decline in rural population and environmental problems which characterised the Soviet period, and links these to conditions in the region post-1991, drawing on archival sources, contemporary accounts from the Soviet period and fieldwork in the study area. |
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