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  1. The Russian cold
    histories of ice, frost, and snow
    Contributor: Herzberg, Julia (HerausgeberIn, VerfasserIn); Renner, Andreas (HerausgeberIn, VerfasserIn); Schierle, Ingrid (HerausgeberIn)
    Published: 2021
    Publisher:  Berghahn Books, New York

    "Cold has long been a fixture of Russian identity both within and beyond the borders of Russia and the Soviet Union, even as the ongoing effects of climate change complicate its meaning and cultural salience. The Russian Cold assembles fascinating... more

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    "Cold has long been a fixture of Russian identity both within and beyond the borders of Russia and the Soviet Union, even as the ongoing effects of climate change complicate its meaning and cultural salience. The Russian Cold assembles fascinating new contributions from a variety of scholarly traditions, offering new perspectives on how to understand this mainstay of Russian culture and history. In chapters encompassing such diverse topics as polar exploration, the Eastern Front in World War II, and the iconography of hockey, it explores the multiplicity and ambiguity of "cold" in the Russian context and demonstrates the value of environmental-historical research for enriching national and imperial histories"--

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Herzberg, Julia (HerausgeberIn, VerfasserIn); Renner, Andreas (HerausgeberIn, VerfasserIn); Schierle, Ingrid (HerausgeberIn)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781800731288
    Series: Environment in history ; Volume 22
    Subjects: National characteristics, Russian; Winter; Human beings; Cold
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 261 Seiten)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index