Science in Russia and the Soviet Union
Title | Science in Russia and the Soviet Union PDF eBook |
Author | Loren R. Graham |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780521287890 |
By the 1980s the Soviet scientific establishment had become the largest in the world, but very little of its history was known in the West. What has been needed for many years in order to fill that gap in our knowledge is a history of Russian and Soviet science written for the educated person who would like to read one book on the subject. This book has been written for that reader. The history of Russian and Soviet science is a story of remarkable achievements and frustrating failures. That history is presented here in a comprehensive form, and explained in terms of its social and political context. Major sections include the tsarist period, the impact of the Russian Revolution, the relationship between science and Soviet society, and the strengths and weaknesses of individual scientific disciplines. The book also discusses the changes brought to science in Russia and other republics by the collapse of communism in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Stalin and the Scientists
Title | Stalin and the Scientists PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Ings |
Publisher | Open Road + Grove/Atlantic |
Pages | 491 |
Release | 2017-02-21 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0802189865 |
“One of the finest, most gripping surveys of the history of Russian science in the twentieth century.” —Douglas Smith, author of Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy Stalin and the Scientists tells the story of the many gifted scientists who worked in Russia from the years leading up to the revolution through the death of the “Great Scientist” himself, Joseph Stalin. It weaves together the stories of scientists, politicians, and ideologues into an intimate and sometimes horrifying portrait of a state determined to remake the world. They often wreaked great harm. Stalin was himself an amateur botanist, and by falling under the sway of dangerous charlatans like Trofim Lysenko (who denied the existence of genes), and by relying on antiquated ideas of biology, he not only destroyed the lives of hundreds of brilliant scientists, he caused the death of millions through famine. But from atomic physics to management theory, and from radiation biology to neuroscience and psychology, these Soviet experts also made breakthroughs that forever changed agriculture, education, and medicine. A masterful book that deepens our understanding of Russian history, Stalin and the Scientists is a great achievement of research and storytelling, and a gripping look at what happens when science falls prey to politics. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2016 A New York Times Book Review “Paperback Row” selection “Ings’s research is impressive and his exposition of the science is lucid . . . Filled with priceless nuggets and a cast of frauds, crackpots and tyrants, this is a lively and interesting book, and utterly relevant today.” —The New York Times Book Review “A must read for understanding how the ideas of scientific knowledge and technology were distorted and subverted for decades across the Soviet Union.” —The Washington Post
Soviet Scientific Reviews
Title | Soviet Scientific Reviews PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Chemistry |
ISBN |
Soviet Scientific Reviews
Title | Soviet Scientific Reviews PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Biology |
ISBN |
Physics Reviews
Title | Physics Reviews PDF eBook |
Author | Isaac M. Khalatnikov |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Physics |
ISBN | 9783718601066 |
Soviet Scientific Reviews, Section A ; Physics Review
Title | Soviet Scientific Reviews, Section A ; Physics Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Physics |
ISBN |
Critical Encounters
Title | Critical Encounters PDF eBook |
Author | Cathy Caruth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Criticism |
ISBN | 9780813520889 |