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The Soviet Nuclear Archipelago: A Historical Geography of Atomic-Powered Communism(CEU Press Perspectives)

The Soviet Nuclear Archipelago: A Historical Geography of Atomic-Powered Communism(CEU Press Perspectives)


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The war in Ukraine, with the exposure of nuclear power stations and the danger of atomic warfare, has made the legacy of the Soviet nuclear sector of critical importance. The two authors map the Soviet nuclear industry in a shifting historical context, making sense of a complex socio-technical and environmental history. Taking an innovative approach, this book explores the history of atomic power in the former Soviet Union using the spatial dimensions of the nuclear industry as a point of departure. The key concept is that of the archipelago – a network of nuclear facilities spread throughout the Soviet territory, but mutually reliant on each other and densely connected. The story traces the emergence of nuclear science and technology for military and civilian purposes through to the post-Soviet Russian nuclear corporations as providers of resources and technology. The book explains how nuclear developments in the Soviet Union interacted with processes of environmental and landscape change. The spatial lens offers an analytically fruitful and pedagogically stimulating way to comprehend the nuclear histories of the Soviet Union and its successor states.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Cultural Preparation 3. Bomb Geographies 4. Incepting Peaceful Atoms 5. The First Boom Phase 6. Winning New Territories 7. Evolving Macro-Entanglements 8. The Second Boom Phase 9. Towards Energy Complexes 10. Macro-Entanglements during the Second Boom Phase 11. The Post-Chernobyl Stagnation – and the Third Boom Phase 12. Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Achim Klüppelberg is a doctoral candidate in History of Science, Technology and Environment at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He holds a BA in History and Political Science (2013) and an MA in Eastern European History (2016), both from the University of Göttingen, Germany. His studies also included a longer stay at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU). His doctoral project focuses on the on the nuclear history of the Soviet Union and its successor states. He is a member of the German Society of Historians and the Society of Historians for Eastern Europe. Per Högselius is Professor of History of Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He holds a MSc in Engineering Physics, a PhD in Innovation Studies and a Docent (Habilitation) degree in History of Science and Technology. He specializes in transnational studies of energy and infrastructures in historical perspective, with a particular emphasis on East-West relations.

Review :
"This timely, panoramic history of the Soviet and post-Soviet nuclear enterprise reveals the dynamic entanglements between natural and technological elements of an ever-growing nuclear archipelago from mines, industries, and entire cities, to the rivers, canals, railways, and grids connecting them, and from Europe to the Far East--all in service of state goals." --Tatiana Kasperski "Drawing on the concept of 'envirotechnical systems, ' the authors provide a novel account of the Soviet and Russian nuclear history, depicting the diverse ways in which nuclear technologies coevolve with their broader, 'non-nuclear' contexts--the local and regional geographies, landscapes, and environments. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand Russia's central yet problematic role in the promised nuclear renaissance." --Markku Lehtonen


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789633866474
  • Publisher: Central European University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Central European University Press
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 176
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 290 gr
  • ISBN-10: 9633866472
  • Publisher Date: 20 Mar 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: CEU Press Perspectives
  • Sub Title: A Historical Geography of Atomic-Powered Communism
  • Width: 129 mm


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