The Russian Cold

Histories of Ice, Frost, and Snow

Julia Herzberg, Andreas Renner, Ingrid Schierle

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Berghahn Books
01 February 2025

Social & cultural history; Meteorology & climatology; Social impact of environmental issues

Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives

Cold has long been a fixture of Russian identity both within and beyond the borders of Russia and the Soviet Union, even as the ongoing effects of climate change complicate its meaning and cultural salience. The Russian Cold assembles fascinating new contributions from a variety of scholarly traditions, offering new perspectives on how to understand this mainstay of Russian culture and history. In chapters encompassing such diverse topics as polar exploration, the Eastern Front in World War II, and the iconography of hockey, it explores the multiplicity and ambiguity of “cold” in the Russian context and demonstrates the value of environmental-historical research for enriching national and imperial histories.

Edited by: Julia Herzberg, Andreas Renner, Ingrid Schierle
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781805397502
ISBN 10: 1805397508
Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julia Herzberg is Professor for the Cultural History of Eastern Europe at the University of Leipzig and Deputy Director of the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO).

Reviews for The Russian Cold: Histories of Ice, Frost, and Snow

“For a country that celebrates the victory of General Winter, the lack of scholarly examination on the cold, and climate in general, is an obvious lacuna in Russian studies. Herzberg and her colleagues are to be commended for breaking ground on the topic. The mix of history of science with cultural and gender studies offered in this volume challenges scholars across the field to consider how the cold impacts their own studies. We can hope this volume marks the beginning of a new field worth exploring.” • Slavonic and East European Review “Overall, the collection of chapters is full of insight and serves as a welcome and original introduction to this chilling topic.” • Eurasian Geography and Economics “This collection foregrounds one of Russia’s most distinctive natural features: the cold. Together the contributions advance comparative climate history in new directions by attending not only to place, period, and politics, but to an even more fundamental condition of the human experience.” • Andy Bruno, Northern Illinois University “This diverse collection provides interesting and important studies on how the cold climate in Russia was experienced, studied and imagined by various actors in different periods of its history.” • Alla Bolotova, Aalto University