Conceptualising the Natural Environment: Critical Reflections from Russia
Published: 22 March 2013
Focusing on the 18th and 19th centuries, this two-day workshop held in St Petersburg will explore, amongst other topics, environmental factors in contemporary Russian history, Eurasian connections, soil, water and forest resources. 22-23 March 2013.
Focusing on the 18th and 19th centuries, this two-day workshop held in St Petersburg will explore environmental factors in contemporary Russian history, Eurasian connections, soil, water and forest resources in 19th century Russia, conceptualising nature and natural resources in the 18th century and the treatment of resources in critical times.
Date: 22 and 23 March 2013
Location: European University at St Petersburg, 3 Gagarinskaia ul., Golden Hall
Programme: Conceptualising Natural Resources Programme [PDF]
Individual speakers will cover a broad range of topics, including Soviet geographers and the Stalin Plan for the Transformation of Nature, the industrial production of oil-shales in Eastern Estonia during WWI and conceptualising fish resources during WWI and in early Soviet times: from local users to the state.
Download the programme above for a comprehensive list of speakers and topics under discussion.
To register for this event, contact CRCEES Administrator, Ann Mulholland on + 44 (0) 141 330 8539 or email: Ann.Mulholland@glasgow.ac.uk.
First published: 22 March 2013
The European University at St Petersburg