Igarka as a Frontier: Lessons from the Pioneer of the Northern Sea Route

• Published in: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences
• Main Authors: Zamiatina, Nadezhda Yu., Замятина, Н.Ю.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Сибирский федеральный университет. Siberian Federal University 2020
• Subjects: resource development; Northern Sea Route; export; transport; frontier; cyclical economic development; boom and bust; dependence on course; Jack London’s effect; освоение; Северный морской путь; экспорт; транспорт; фронтир; циклическое экономическое развитие; «взлеты и падения»; зависимость от пути; «эффект Джека Лондона»; Igarka
• Online Access: http://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/135307; https://doi.org/10.17516/1997-1370-0607

The article considers the development trajectory of Igarka, a pioneer export port of the Northern Sea Route. The focus is made on analyzing the possibilities of preserving the town after the collapse of the town-forming enterprises. The main conceptual framework of the analysis is the Jack London’s...