Lesniki and Leskhozy - Life and Work in Russia's Northern Forests

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-105
Number of pages23
JournalEnvironment and History
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2004

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