Daniela Russ on Planetary Thought in the Early Soviet Union
Description
"In this episode, Daniela Russ, Junior Professor at the University of Leipzig, joins hosts Hagen Schulz-Forberg and James Quilligan to explore the fascinating intersections of energy, science, and planetary thoughts in the early Soviet Union (1917–1945). Drawing on the pioneering work of scientists Vladimir Vernadsky and Boris Veinberg, the conversation reveals how Soviet thinkers imagined planetary transformation, in both scientific and political contexts and how these early renditions of planetary thinking, still resonate in today’s debates on the environmentalism, globalism and the Anthropocene."
Content
Chapter 1: [00:00-08:15] Introduction to Electrification Research in the Early Soviet Union
Chapter 2: [8:15-22:00] What is the Biosphere and the Noosphere?
Chapter 3: [22:00-35:00] Science Meets Politics — Planetary Boundaries in a Revolutionary Landscape
Chapter 4: [35:00-57:40] Lessons for the Present — What Early Soviet Science Can Teach Us Today