Soviet Mining Villages and Their Afterlife: From Rural to Urban and Back

• In Event: Late Soviet Village II: Things and Infrastructures between Rural and Urban

Abstract

Mining industrialisation played a key role in formation of the structure of settlements in the Soviet Union. While mining cities attracted some attention among researchers, smaller mining villages were almost not studied yet. This paper deals with histories of several small mining settlements in the Soviet Arctic (Murmansk region), focusing on sense of place and interaction with the environment among residents.

Author

• Alla Bolotova, Aleksanteri Institute, U of Helsinki (Finland)