Lake Ladoga. The Coastal History of the Greatest Lake in Europe
Aimed at researchers, students and all interested in history, this multidisciplinary study offers a spectacular view of the history Europe’s largest lake. Adopting lens coastal edited volume presents development vast Great Lake’s catchment area over long-time span, from archaeological traces to Viking routes fishery huts luxury villas power elite. It reflects on people’s sensory-historical relationships with aquatic nature, considers benefits harms plants factories human communities environment. The focus is central northern parts shores Lake Ladoga, which belonged Finnish rule between 1812 1944. approach permits an unusually wide range questions. What has meant local residents cultural emotional terms? How should we conceptualize extensive diverse networks activities that surrounded lake? kind Ladoga beaches did Finns have cede Soviet Union end war 1944? reminisced about their lost homelands? Russians transformed profile region, what state Ladoga’s waters today? first overall presentation today entirely part Russia, aimed international readership. rich source material cross-border research consists both archival chronicles, folklore, reminiscence, modern satellite images. helps readers understand better economic, political, socio-cultural characteristics areas, dynamics vulnerable border regions.