The 1969 Flood and Coastal Erosion on Cape Pitsunda

Authors

  • Olga Yakushenko Center for Environmental and Technological History (CETH) of the European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP)

Abstract

In 1969, the Georgian resort of Pitsunda and its beach were severely damaged by a storm. This was largely due to an ongoing process of coastal erosion caused by anthropogenic influences.

Author Biography

Olga Yakushenko, Center for Environmental and Technological History (CETH) of the European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP)

Olga Yakushenko has a master’s degree from the history faculty of the European University at St. Petersburg. A graduate of the sociology faculty of St. Petersburg State University, she also obtained a master’s in urban history from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her research interests encompass Soviet history, transnational and comparative history, and the history of propaganda and the Cold War.

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Published

2018-07-19

Issue

2014

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Copyright (c) 2014 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Olga Yakushenko