ABOUT THIS BOOK

Models of Nature studies the early and turbulent years of the Soviet conservation movement from the October Revolution to the mid-1930s—Lenin’s rule to the rise of Stalin. This new edition includes an afterword by the author that reflects upon the study's impact and discusses advances in the field since the book was first published.

REVIEWS

“Douglas R. Weiner treats conservation––the main topic of this book––as a complex phenomenon molded by government policies, scientific ideas, cultural values, and ideological tenets. He concentrates on the Soviet period from the October Revolution to the consolidation of Stalinist rule in the mid-1930s. . . . Thoroughly documented and firmly integrated, this book is a major contribution to the history of Soviet science, politics, and culture.”
--American Historical Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1
Monuments of Nature

2
Conservation and Revolution

3
Conservation under the NEP

4
The Limits to Growth

5
The Goskomitet and the Zapovedniki

6
Models of Nature: The Zapovedniki and Community Ecology

7
The Conservation Congress of 1929

8
The Cultural Revolution Comes to Biology

9
Protective Coloration

10
Conservation and the Five-Year Plan

11
The Great Transformation of Nature

12
Engineers of Nature

13
The First All-Union Conservation Congress

14
Conservation without Ecology: Nature Protection in the Age of Lysenko

Conclusion

Afterword

Appendix 1. Soviet Zapovedniki: Affiliation, Area, and Administrative Status, 1925–1933

Appendix 2. Zapovedniki of the USSR in 1933

Acronyms

Glossary

Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

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