Iz'vatasand the diaspora space of humans and non-humans in the Russian North

Abstract

This article specifies the geographical scope of diasporic relations by examining the historical transformation of social and ecological bonds in particular moments of community displacement amongst the Komi-Izhemtsy (Iz'vatas, or Izhma Komi) of Northwest Russia. Two empirical cases grow from within the experiences of a diasporic Iz'vatas community coping with modernisation pressures. The article shows how (social and ecological) nature “participates” in the production of diaspora spaces, e.g. by changes in pasture conditions and reindeer health, oil pollution and fish deaths. The article also shows how and why ecological aspects can, and need to, be included in geographical diaspora research.

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