The Russian Anti-Nuclear Movement

Autor(en): Alisa Nikulina
Herausgeber: Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Serie: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Ausgabe: 101
Seiten: 6-8
Verlag(e): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute of History, University of Basel
Publikationsjahr: 2011

The disaster at the Chernobyl reactor gave birth to the Russian anti-nuclear movement, which managed to gain a certain degree of influence and prevented the construction of a series of nuclear power plants. The economic troubles of the 1990s led to a reduction in the number of construction projects. This deprived the anti-nuclear movement of its raison d'être. At the same time, it too was affected by financial difficulties, in particular the lack of donations, which continues to be an issue today. During the presidency of Vladimir Putin, the Russian nuclear industry experienced a massive resurgence - however, individual projects such as the one in Kaliningrad show that the Russian anti-nuclear movement can still play a role today.

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