Introduction
Borderlands, identity, narrative
Russianness, northernness
Research questions and methodology
The rest of the book
The Kola Peninsula : politics, society, international networks
Populating the Russian north-west
Murmansk Oblast : population, economy, environment
Civil-military relations
Big oil playground?
International networks
Russian perceptions of the international collaboration
Region building, identity politics
How to be a northerner : distinguishing North from South
Extract 1: "When I told them how I lived, they went all misty-eyed"
Extract 2: "If you'd asked me last year, I would have said Murmansk was the best place in the world"
Extract 3: "The North is like a bottomless pit dragging you down"
Negotiating stereotypes about north and south
The vocabulary available
identity as narrative
Changing borders?
How to be a Russian : distinguishing East from West
Extract 1: "Their eyes are always wide open"
Extract 2: "As nations, they're on the decline"
Extract 3: "Everything over there predisposes them to equanimity"
Exploring stereotypes about Scandinavians
The words to say it
identity as narrative
New borderlands?
Living in the northern environment
Extract 1: "Nothing wrong with the environment here, despite the slight lack of oxygen"
Extract 2: "Russians in general are a lucky bunch of people. Foosht! Foosht!"
Extract 3: "I loathe Russia as a state!"
General views on the state of the environment
"The Russia tale"
laments evoked by the environment
Scandinavia and the environment
Narrative, identity, and international relations
The key words
Key narratives, northern identities
Narrative juggling
Narrative analysis, international relations
Borderland Russians, Nordic neighbours.
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Borderland Russians : identity, narrative, and international relations by Geir Hønneland. ISBN 9780230252677. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
