The Green Power of Socialism

“Kochetkova’s original, dynamic approach raises the question of how best to understand the real motivations and influence of Soviet environmentalism: the book challenges the idea that solely pure scientists, who have so far attracted most of the attention of historiography, were in the heart of the green movement.”
—The Russian Review

“A compelling new book about the wood and forestry industry in the Soviet Union and its connection to larger industrial developments… An excellent addition to the literature on this subject.”
—Choice

“The Green Power of Socialism is clearly written and lucidly argued, and it has made a fabulous addition to the scholarship on Soviet-era forestry.”
—H-Net Reviews

“Kochetkova offers interesting insights into the environmental consciousness of one of the central Soviet industries with a focus on the second half of the twentieth century. This provides food for debate about the possibilities and limits of resource use against the backdrop of industrial expansion.”
—Ab Imperio

“Kochetkova’s nuanced and significant work reveals a distinct set of practices and mentalities in the Soviet Union while powerfully connecting them to global trends that continue to this day.”
—Julia Ault, H-Environment Roundtable Reviews

“The Green Power of Socialism offers fresh perspectives on environmentalism.”
—Tatiana Kasperski, H-Environment Roundtable Reviews

“A compact yet complex work, Elena Kochetkova’s The Green Power of Socialism answers many of its own questions and, as all good books do, raises many more questions for future researchers.”
—Péter Szabó, H-Environment Roundtable Reviews

“Elena Kochetkova’s The Green Power of Socialism makes an important contribution to the growing literature on Soviet environmental history.”
—Katja Doose, H-Environment Roundtable Reviews

Elena Kochetkova is Associate Professor in Modern European Economic History at the Department of Archeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion at the University of Bergen. She served as a Secretary of the European Society of Environmental History from 2019 to 2021.

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