Models of Nature studies the early and turbulent years of the Soviet conservation movement from the October Revolution to the mid-1930s - Lenin's rule to the rise of Stalin. This new edition includes an afterword by the author that reflects upon the study's impact and discusses …
This study of environmental activism under Stalin and beyond, and the movement of scientific societies, raises fundamental questions about the Soviet political system and known Soviet practices.
A Little Corner of Freedom sheds new light on Soviet politics, revealing how a Russian nationalist movement used the protective umbra of environmentalism to become a cultural and political force, and how ordinary citizens used it to launch the first mass protests at the dawn of …