Climate Dependence and Food Problems in Russia, 1900-1990: The Interaction of Climate and Agricultural Policy and Their Effect on Food Problems - Softcover

Dronin, Nikolai M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 963732609X ISBN 13: 9789637326097

Publisher: Central European University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Between 1900 and 1990 there were several periods of grain and other food shortages in Russia and the former Soviet Union, some of which reached disaster proportions resulting in mass famine and death on an unprecedented scale. New stocks of information not previously accessible as well as traditional official and other sources have been used to explore the extent to which policy and vagaries in climate conspired to affect agricultural yields. Were the leaders' (Stalin, Krushchev, Brezhnev and Gorbachev) policies sound in theory but failed in practice because of unpredictable weather? How did the Soviet peasants react to these changes? What impact did Soviet agriculture have on the overall economy of the country? These are all questions that are taken into account. The book is arranged in chapters representing different time periods. In each the policy of the central government is discussed followed by the climate vagaries during that period. Crop yields are then analyzed in the light of policy and climate.

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About the Author

Niklolai M. Dronin lectures at Moscow State University and is involved in a number of international projects concerning environmental problems in Russia. The current book evolved from work with Kassel University (Germany) on climate change and food security in Russia.

Edward G. Bellinger was Head of Environmental Sciences Department at the Central European University, Budapest,

Edition details

• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 963732609X
• ISBN 13: 9789637326097
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Bellinger Edward G.