General Information

Author/Creator

Ings, Simon, author.

Language

English.

Published

London : Faber & Faber, 2016.

Physical Description

xix, 508 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subjects

Subject

Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.

Science > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.

Science and state > Soviet Union.

Communism and science > Soviet Union.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Simon Ings.

Content

Part One: Control (1905-1929). 1. Scholars -- 2. Revolutionaries -- 3. Entrepreneurs -- 4. Workers -- 5. Exploring the mind -- 6. Understanding evolution -- 7. Shaping humanity. -- Part Two: Power (1929-1941) -- 8. "Storming the fortress of science" -- 9. Eccentrics -- 10. The primacy of practice -- 11. Kooperatorka -- 12.The great patron -- 13. "Fascist links" -- 14. Office politics -- 15. "We shall go to the pyre -- Part Three: Dominion (1941-1953) -- 16. "Lucky stiffs" -- 17. "Can I go to the reactor?" -- 18. "How did anyone dare insult Comrade Lysenko?" -- 19. Higher nervous activity -- 20. "The death agony was horrible" -- 21. Succession.

ISBN

0571290078

9780571290079

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	509.47 ING		Reference	-

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