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The environmental history of the Russian steppes: Vasilii Dokuchaev and the harvest failure of 1891

Moon, D.

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D. Moon



Abstract

This article examines aspects of the environmental history of the Russian steppes in the long term and in a comparative framework by focusing on the work of the prominent Russian scientist Vasilii Dokuchaev in response to the drought and harvest failure that afflicted large parts of the steppes in 1891. Dokuchaev analysed the causes of the disaster in the long-term context of natural and human-induced changes in the environment. He drew up a plan to address the environmental constraints on agriculture in the region, and led a scientific expedition to examine the feasibility of putting parts of his plan into practice.

Citation

Moon, D. (2005). The environmental history of the Russian steppes: Vasilii Dokuchaev and the harvest failure of 1891. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 15, 149-174. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080440105000320

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2005-12
Deposit Date Jun 18, 2008
Publicly Available Date Jun 18, 2008
Journal Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
Print ISSN 0080-4401
Electronic ISSN 1474-0648
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 15
Pages 149-174
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080440105000320
Keywords Agriculture, Drought, Crop failure, Disaster.

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