Russia & Former Soviet Union - Political Biography, History of Communism, Stalinist Era (1928-1953), Russian Revolution - 1917-1921, Communism by Region, Dictators & Fascists - Political Biography, Communists - Biography, Soviet History - Political Aspect
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Overview
Some scholars have viewed the Soviet state and science as two monolithic entities - with bureaucrats as oppressors, and scientists as defenders of intellectual autonomy. Based on previously unknown documents from the archives of state and Communist Party agencies and of numerous scientific institutions, Stalinist Science shows that this picture is oversimplified. In fact, a symbiosis of state bureaucrats and scientists established a much more terrifying system of control over the scientific community than any critic of Soviet totalitarianism had feared. Some scientists, on the other hand, developed more elaborate devices to avoid and exploit this control system than any advocate of academic freedom could have reasonably hoped.Book Details
Published
November 25, 1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pages
368
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780691028774