The changing face of environmentalism in the Soviet Union

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Environment; (USA)

OSTI ID:6287270

Igor Izodorovich Altshuler and Ruben Artyomovich Mnatsakanyan are scientific researchers in the department of geography at Moscow State University and cofounders of the Association for the Support of Ecological initiatives established by the Soviet Foundation for Social Innovations. They authored a report on glasnost and ecology in the Soviet Union published in the December 1988 ENVIRONMENT. Recently, Altshuler and Mnatsakanyan visited ENVIRONMENT's offices in Washington, D.C., and talked at length about environmental problems and issues in the USSR. This paper presents excerpts of an interview of Altshuler and Mnatsakanyan conducted by Barbara Richman, managing editor of ENVIRONMENT. They discuss environmental problems, global climate change, agriculture, lack of information on the biggest polluters, transboundary pollution, impact of recent elections on environmental policy, the use of environmental impact assessments, public information about the environment, training of reporters, environmental organizations, and lack of money and political obstacles to environmental improvements.

• OSTI ID: 6287270
• Journal Information: Environment; (USA), Vol. 32:2; ISSN 0013-9157
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CLIMATES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
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EUROPE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
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INDUSTRY
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