Heart-pine Russia

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Walking and writing the nineteenth-century forest

Jane Costlow, Lyudmila Rechnaya

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English

Academic Studies Press
03 June 2026

Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Literature: history & criticism; Forests, rainforests

The essays in this book explore the myriad ways in which forests figure in nineteenth century Russian culture. Associated with national identity and religious tradition, with peasant lifeways and generations of rebels, Russia's forests in the nineteenth century also became cause for increasing scientific attention and environmental concern, as landowners, agronomists and public officials came to understand the rapaciousness with which these iconic woodlands were being cut down. Jane Costlow's study explores the intersections of scientific thought and artistic imagination, constructions of identity and articulations of an ecological ethic. Individual chapters treat the work of Turgenev, Mel'nikov-Pechersky, Korolenko and Nesterov, with additional consideration of a rich array of figures, from Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Repin to the naturalist Dmitrii Kaigorodov and the foresters of the St. Petersburg Forest Academy.

Heart-Pine Russia won the 2014 USC Award for Best Book in Literary and Cultural Studies.

By: Jane Costlow
Translated by: Lyudmila Rechnaya
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798897837519
Pages: 378
Publication Date: 03 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jane T. Costlow is Professor of Environmental Studies, and teaches courses in environmental literature and visual cultures at Bates. Her academic training is in Russian literature and culture; she has travelled extensively to Russia and the Soviet Union.