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Survival Economy and Core-Periphery Dynamics in the Taimyr Autonomous Region, Russia

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Survival Economy and Core-Periphery Dynamics in the Taimyr Autonomous Region, Russia
Author(s)Ziker, John P.
AbstractThis article explores the ecological, economic, and political factors related to recent change in a remote and strategically important region of the Russian Arctic, the Taimyr Autonomous Region. I present the viewpoints of indigenous residents on recent changes in Russia, elaborate on their idea of survival economy, and develop ideas for the relationship between individual actors and the Russian economic transition. Anthropological studies of the transitional economy among Russia’s rural populations are important for understanding the range of human processes in post-Soviet Eurasia. This work complements other disciplinary approaches and focal populations by adding information on local values underlying
IssueNo2
Pages1-10
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceAnthropology of East Europe Review
VolumeNo17
PubDateFall 1999
ISBN_ISSN1054-4720


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