ABSTRACT This paper is about reading and using the Soviet texts published in the 1930s on the Northern sea route (NSR) and the Arctic in general. The history of the NSR exploration and exploitation and its current potential as a round-the-year transportation waterway connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic is outlined. Specific features of the 1930s’ sources for the study of the NSR are explored using the example of the journal Sovetskaya Arktika (The Soviet Arctic), published between 1935 and 1941. The representation of the Northern Sea Route in this journal is described from two perspectives: what was presented (and what wasn't) and how it was presented. Special characteristics of the language used are considered to be interesting examples of the Soviet version of “totalitarian language” (newspeak, langue de bois). Historical sources written in this kind of language require special skills and special caution to read, interpret, and use.

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Sovetskaya Arktika 期刊作为北海航线历史的来源

摘要 本文是关于阅读和使用 1930 年代出版的关于北海航线 (NSR) 和一般北极的苏联文本。概述了 NSR 勘探和开发的历史及其作为连接太平洋和大西洋的全年运输水道的当前潜力。以 1935 年至 1941 年间出版的 Sovetskaya Arktika（苏联北极）期刊为例，探讨了 1930 年代 NSR 研究资料来源的具体特征。该期刊从两个角度描述了北海航线: 什么被呈现（什么不是）以及它是如何呈现的。所用语言的特殊特征被认为是苏联版“极权主义语言”（newspeak, langue de bois）的有趣例子。