RESRUSENVHISTORY
Changing attitudes towards living natural resources in the Russian/Soviet Empire and the exchange of knowledge with Europe: an environmental history perspective
| Coordinatore | THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Organization address
address: Edgbaston contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 127˙158 € |
| EC contributo | 127˙158 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-2-IIF |
| Funding Scheme | MC-IIF |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-02-02 - 2010-03-01 |
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THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Organization address
address: Edgbaston contact info |
UK (BIRMINGHAM) | coordinator | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'This interdisciplinary project aims to provide new historical knowledge about both the patterns of use of living resources in Russia and the Soviet Union, and the exchange of resource use information with Europe. Based upon methods derived from environmental history and history of science, it addresses three key objectives: to analyze changes in attitude towards living resources by different social groups and institutions in Russian/Soviet society; to throw light upon the conflict between international scientific knowledge about resources deployed by the state, and local knowledges; and to consider exchanges of knowledge about resources, their use and users at international level, especially through international exhibitions and World Fairs. The process of changing attitudes towards resources, this being a manifestation of modernization all over the world, had a particular specificity in Russia, considered one of most important factors to have shaped Russia’s distinctive development path in historical perspective. The project will enhance understanding of this specificity, as well as the analysis of knowledge exchange between Russia and Europe, which was vital to both sides but also served to underline the different contexts in which knowledges and practices evolved in the two regions. This issue has never previously been analyzed using materials from several historical periods from the formation of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 18th century to the high point of the Soviet “Empire” in the mid-20th century. The objectives of the project will be achieved through detailed studies against the rich historical context of particular historical cases, for which the archival materials and literature have already been identified.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Fresh insights into patterns of use for living resources in Russia and the Soviet Union have been achieved thanks to a European-funded project. The initiative has also described the exchange of resource use information with Europe.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Researchers have taken techniques used in environmental history and history of science research and applied them to the main objectives of the European Resrusenvhistory project. They include the analysis of changes in attitude towards living resources by different groups, the conflict between international and local knowledge of resources, and the international exchange of information.
Examples of living resources include soil, forests, game and fish. All of these have played a leading role in Russia and the Soviet Union's economy before being superseded by mineral resources.
Changing attitudes towards the exploitation of resources is a feature of modernisation that is found throughout the world. This has been especially true in the case of Russia and has helped shape the country's development into a modern state.
Findings by the Resrusenvhistory project support the idea that the perception of resources by scientists, managers and authorities has changed over time. The 18th century concept of 'economy of nature' has been replaced by the modern notion of calculable and manageable resources.
The initiative has been developed as of series of case studies, the first of which describes the colonisation of Russia's frozen north. The final case studies outline radical changes in attitudes towards resources in World War One, and the use of Soviet centralised planning in the mid-20th century.
Results from the project will help improve our understanding of Russia's unique road to development and how information on resource use has been exchanged with the rest of Europe.