Song of the Forest: Russian Forestry and Stalinist Environmentalism, 1905-1953 - Paperbackby Stephen Brain (Author) The Soviets are often viewed as insatiable industrialists who saw nature as a force to be tamed and exploited. Song of the Forest counters this assumption, uncovering significant evidence of Soviet conservation efforts in forestry, particularly under Josef Stalin. In his compelling study, Stephen Brain profiles the leading Soviet era conservationists, agencies, and administrators, and their efforts to formulate forest policy