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Ekologicheskaya istoriya rossiiskikh stepei: Vasilii Dokuchaev i neurozhai 1891 g. The Environmental History of the Russian Steppes: Vasilii Dokuchaev and the Harvest Failure of 1891

Moon, David

Authors

David Moon



Abstract

This article examines aspects of the environmental histories 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 part of the steppes in 1891. Dokuchaev analysed the causes of the disaster in the long-term context in 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. (2009). Ekologicheskaya istoriya rossiiskikh stepei: Vasilii Dokuchaev i neurozhai 1891 g. The Environmental History of the Russian Steppes: Vasilii Dokuchaev and the Harvest Failure of 1891. Вопросы истории естествознания и техники. Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniâ i tehniki, 3, 48-71

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2009
Deposit Date Oct 17, 2011
Journal Voprosy istorii estestvoznanii︠a︡ i tekhniki
Print ISSN 0205-9606
Publisher Russian Academy of Sciences
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 3
Pages 48-71
Keywords Environmental history, Russia, Steppes, Agriculture, Drought, Dust storms, Soil science, Sustainable development.
Publisher URL http://www.ihst.ru/?q=node/242

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