Larger in area than the United States and Europe combined, Siberia
is a land of extremes, not merely in terms of climate and expanse,
but in the many kinds of lives its population has led over the
course of four centuries. Janet M. Hartley explores the history of
this vast Russian wasteland—whose very name is a common euphemism
for remote bleakness and exile—through the lives of the people
who settled there, either willingly, desperately, or as prisoners
condemned to exile or forced labor in mines or the gulag.
From the Cossack adventurers’ first incursions into “Sibir”
in the late sixteenth century to the exiled criminals and political
prisoners of the Soviet era to present-day impoverished Russians
and entrepreneurs seeking opportunities in the oil-rich north,
Hartley’s comprehensive history offers a vibrant, profoundly
human account of Siberia’s development. One of the world’s most
inhospitable regions is humanized through personal narratives and
colorful case studies as ordinary—and extraordinary—everyday
life in “the nothingness” is presented in rich and fascinating
detail.
General
Imprint: |
Yale University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2019 |
Authors: |
Janet M. Hartley
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Dimensions: |
156 x 235 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-300-24642-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
0-300-24642-0 |
Barcode: |
9780300246421 |
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