North by North-West
The research project “The Asymmetric Neighbourhood: Norway and Russia 1814–2014” has published two volumes on the history of the relations between Russia and Norway, the first of which, encompassing the period to 1917, is reviewed here. This is a comprehensive publication, covering most aspects of t...
| Published in: | Quaestio Rossica |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Russian |
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Ural Federal University
2016
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| Online Access: | https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/QR/article/view/155 https://doi.org/10.15826/qr.2016.1.155 |
| Summary: | The research project “The Asymmetric Neighbourhood: Norway and Russia 1814–2014” has published two volumes on the history of the relations between Russia and Norway, the first of which, encompassing the period to 1917, is reviewed here. This is a comprehensive publication, covering most aspects of the history of contacts between the two countries. The relations have generally been peaceful, with informal or formal alliances both in the Great Northern War and the Second World War, while boundary issues and questions of sovereignty over Arctic territories have been settled through negotiations. Some of the background for this is the complementary trade relations along the northern coasts, but the relative disinterest in northern areas on the Russian side and common foreign enemies should also be stressed. Much space is naturally devoted to foreign and ethnic politics, but the social history on aspects like Norwegian immigration to the Kola Peninsula may be the highlight of the book, together with the plentiful illustrations. However, quantitative aspects, such as the sizes of different population groups, have been put on the back burner. The editing together of the illustrations and contributions from seventeen authors is exemplary, making the book a delight to read from both aesthetic and scholarly points of view. Исследовательский проект «Асимметричное соседство: Россия и Норвегия, 1814–2014» опубликовал книгу по истории российско-норвежских отношений, первый из двух томов которой рецензируется в данной статье и освещает период до 1917 г. Это многосторонний труд, затрагивающий большинство аспектов истории контактов между названными странами. В целом их отношения были мирными и сопровождались формальным сотрудничеством как во время Северной, так и во время Второй мировой войны, тогда как вопросы о границах и территориальных притязаниях обеих стран в Арктике решались путем переговоров. В книге приводятся сведения о торговле между Норвегией и Россией вдоль северных побережий, однако отмечается, что с российской ... |
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