History of the russian zapovedniks
1895-1995
Feliks Shtilmark Translated from Russia by G.H.Harper The author has spent most of his professional life working in this unique system of nature reserves. He describes the ideas behind the system, and charts the successes and failures in implementing those ideas over a century. The book will interest not only ecologists, conservationists and politicians concerned with understanding and managing the biosphere, but also students of Russian and Soviet history. |