«Coal Saves the Forest», «Peat Takes Peasant Land from the Swamps»: Environmental Perception of Aspects of Fuel and Energy Transition in Russian Society in the Second Half of the 19th — First Third of the XX Centuries
https://doi.org/10.26105/SSPU.2023.87.6.005
Abstract
The article is devoted to public perception of aspects of environmental change that occurred during the industrial revolution and the fuel and energy transition. It is proved that despite the diversity of influences on the environment, aspects of anthropogenic influence were dominant. The public understanding of the influence of technogenic factors on the environment was still largely formed and was in the general sanitary and hygienic context, not yet representing an independent discourse. Despite significant technological expansion across the country, Russian society largely remained «woody» regarding the perception of the problems and trends of the fuel transition.
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About the Author
G. Y. Afanasiev
National Research University Higher School of Economics — St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Grigory Yuryevich Afanasiev — PhD (History)
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Afanasiev G.Y. «Coal Saves the Forest», «Peat Takes Peasant Land from the Swamps»: Environmental Perception of Aspects of Fuel and Energy Transition in Russian Society in the Second Half of the 19th — First Third of the XX Centuries. Surgut State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2023;(6 (87)):45-57. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26105/SSPU.2023.87.6.005
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