1st Edition

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

By Achim Klüppelberg Copyright 2024
176 Pages
by Central European University Press

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 environmental history. Taking an innovative approach, this book explores the history of atomic... Read more
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. ConclusionAcknowledgements, Notes, Bibliography, Index.

Biography

Achim Klüppelberg is a doctoral candidate in History of Science, Technology and Environment at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He holds a BA in History and Political Science (2013) and an MA in Eastern European History (2016), both from the University of Göttingen, Germany. His studies also included a longer stay at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU). His doctoral project focuses on the on the nuclear history of the Soviet Union and its successor states. He is a member of the German Society of Historians and the Society of Historians for Eastern Europe.

Per Högselius is Professor of History of Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He holds a MSc in Engineering Physics, a PhD in Innovation Studies and a Docent (Habilitation) degree in History of Science and Technology. He specializes in transnational studies of energy and infrastructures in historical perspective, with a particular emphasis on East-West relations.