Soviet Science Under Control: The Struggle for Influence

Soviet Science Under Control: The Struggle for Influence
ISBN-10
0312177364
ISBN-13
9780312177362
Category
Science
Pages
169
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
Jeffrey L. Roberg

Description

This book examines the relationship between the political leadership of the Soviet Union and Soviet science. Previously, this relationship was typically characterized as one of Communist Party dominance over the sciences. This book argues that the relationship between scientists and the leadership is better viewed as bi-directional: that scientists had an influence on policy-makers in the areas of nuclear policy and human rights although not to the same degree as the Party had on science and scientists.

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