The Soviet Nuclear Archipelago : : A Historical Geography of Atomic-Powered Communism.

The war in Ukraine, with the exposure of nuclear power stations and the danger of atomic warfare, has made the legacy of the Soviet nuclear sector of critical importance. The two authors map the Soviet nuclear industry in a shifting historical context, making sense of a complex socio-technical and e...

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Superior document:CEU Press Perspectives Series
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Place / Publishing House:Budapest : : Central European University Press,, 2024.
©2024.
Year of Publication:2024
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:CEU Press Perspectives Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (178 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Cultural Preparation
  • 3. Bomb Geographies
  • 4. Incepting Peaceful Atoms
  • 5.The First Boom Phase
  • 6.Winning New Territories
  • 7. Evolving Macro-Entanglements
  • 8.The Second Boom Phase
  • 9. Towards Energy Complexes
  • 10. Macro-Entanglements during the Second Boom Phase
  • 11.The Post-Chernobyl Stagnation and the Third Boom Phase
  • 12. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index