Activity Type:
Lecture
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Presenter:
Sarah Cameron
Date:
Thursday, January 23, 2025 - 16:00 to 17:30
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Porter Hall 246A Carnegie Mellon University
The disappearance of Central Asia's Aral Sea is seen as one of the worst environmental catastrophes in recent history. This paper, which draws from a book project on the disaster, Aral: Life and Death of a sea, focuses on the fate of the Aral Sea and its people in the Soviet Union's last years (1998-1991). It examines the far-reaching consequences of the sea's loss for local residents, as well as why Moscow failed to take any meaningful action to address the disaster.
UCIS Unit:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Other Pitt Sponsors:
World History Center
Non-University Sponsors:
Carnegie Mellon Department of History
Is Event Already in University Calendar?:
No
Pitt Grad Students:
1