In this book the territory of Pechenga, located well above the Arctic circle between Russia, Finland and Norway, holds the key to understanding the geopolitical situation of the Arctic today. With specific focus on the local nickel industry of the region, Lars Rowe explores the interaction between commercial and state security concerns in the Soviet Union. Through the lens of this local industry a larger historical context is unravelled – the nature of Soviet-Finnish relations after the Russian Revolution, Soviet international relations strategies during the Second World War and the nature of the Stalinist economy in the early post-war years. By presenting this environmentally focused history of a small corner of the Arctic, Rowe offers the historical context needed to understand the current geopolitical climate of the Polar North.
| ISBN: | 9781784537951 |
| Publication date: | 3rd September 2020 |
| Author: | Lars (Norwegian Resistance Museum, Norway) Rowe |
| Publisher: | I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Library of Arctic Studies |
| Genres: |
Cold wars and proxy conflicts Social impact of environmental issues Industry and industrial studies Pollution and threats to the environment Geopolitics Environmental policy and protocols |