Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolutions: V. I. Vernadsky and His Scientific School, 1863-1945

ISBN-13: 9780253311238 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 252 str.

Kendall E. Bailes

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..". scholarship of the highest order.... Kendall Bailes s book is destined to become a most valuable contribution to our knowledge of Russian and Soviet culture. It is insightful and eloquent." Douglas R. Weiner..". an insightful, richly researched portrait of Vernadsky s life and times... " American Scientist"This biography... not only tells a story full of human drama but also one rich with insights into Russia s higher-education and scientific-research establishments." Washington Post Book World" This] concise book, with references that stop short of the Gorbachev era, will be the foundation for all future scholarship in English on Vernadsky." Nature"In this insightful exploration of Vernadsky s legacy, Kendall Bailes unveils a creative scholar-activist whose life and work speak more clearly about his time than our own." Science"The Bailes book... is fascinating... Read it " World Affairs Report"Kendall Bailes has left us with a vivid portrayal of the life and times of Vladimir Vernadsky." The Russian Review"It offers a penetrating analysis of social realities in twentieth-century Russia, which helped create an intellectual culture dominated by ideological extremes." American Historical ReviewThis first full-length English-language biography of Vladimir Vernadsky (1863 1945), one of the leading Russian intellectual figures of the twentieth century, focuses on the interaction between science and politics during Russia s revolutionary age."