Stalin and the scientists : a history of triumph and tragedy, 1905-1953 - Ings, Simon (London : Faber & Faber, 2016)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-495) and index.
Keywords: Stalin, Joseph, -- 1878-1953.; Science -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century; Science and state -- Soviet Union; Communism and science -- Soviet Union