Patterns of Russian In-Migration and Settlement over Soviet History

Histories of settlement are invariably linked to narratives of resource extraction, circulation of capital and materials, (de)territorialization, and spatial control, often as outcomes of modernization projects, colonial and neo-colonial interventions, and nation building. This Spring’s Mellon Forum highlights counter hegemonic practices to processes of settlement, including epistemologies, material practices, and social formations that disassemble and stand in defiance against state and colonial oppression. Methodologically, we are also interested in (un)settling of dominant historical narratives around modernization, nationalism, and colonial settlement, which can be read through built environment histories.

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