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The Private World of Soviet Scientists from Stalin to Gorbachev
Maria Rogacheva
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Description for The Private World of Soviet Scientists from Stalin to Gorbachev
hardcover. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Rogacheva sheds new light on the complex transition of Soviet society from Stalinism into the post-Stalin era. Using the case study of Chernogolovka, one of dozens of scientific towns built in the USSR under Khrushchev, she explains what motivated scientists to participate in the Soviet project during the Cold War. Rogacheva traces the history of this scientific community from its creation in 1956 through the Brezhnev period to paint a nuanced portrait of the living conditions, political outlook, and mentality of the local scientific intelligentsia. Utilizing new archival materials and an extensive oral history project, this book argues that Soviet ... Read more
Rogacheva sheds new light on the complex transition of Soviet society from Stalinism into the post-Stalin era. Using the case study of Chernogolovka, one of dozens of scientific towns built in the USSR under Khrushchev, she explains what motivated scientists to participate in the Soviet project during the Cold War. Rogacheva traces the history of this scientific community from its creation in 1956 through the Brezhnev period to paint a nuanced portrait of the living conditions, political outlook, and mentality of the local scientific intelligentsia. Utilizing new archival materials and an extensive oral history project, this book argues that Soviet ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107196360
SKU
V9781107196360
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About Maria Rogacheva
Maria Rogacheva is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Global Studies at the College of William and Mary, Virginia. Her work has appeared in venues including Europe-Asia Studies.
Reviews for The Private World of Soviet Scientists from Stalin to Gorbachev
'For individuals interested in the history of science in the Soviet Union, or in the social circumstances under which scientists live in totalitarian regimes, this book will provide not only informative reading but provoke serious questions about the lives of ordinary scientists under unusual political circumstances. Highly Recommended.' J. W. Dauben, Choice '... an important contribution to historical scholarship on ... Read more