Rather than follow conventional accounts by analysing Soviet science under
Stalin as a unique anomaly, Nikolai Krementsov’s Stalinist Science (Princeton
University Press, £37.50/$45, ISBN 0 691 02877 X) suggests that
scientists merely tuned their message to a new style of patron. Much of the
vested interests, careerism and institutional rivalry in the Soviet system is,
he suggests, remarkably similar to that which continues in Western science
today.
More from 91av
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Popular articles
Trending 91av articles
1
Why your opinion of used electric vehicles is probably wrong
2
Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
3
Symptoms of early dementia reversed by bespoke treatment plans
4
Quantum computers could usher in a crisis worse than Y2K
5
We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?
6
The monstrous number sequences that break the rules of mathematics
7
The profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your health
8
QBox theory may offer glimpse of reality deeper than quantum realm
9
Why the right kind of stress is crucial for your health and happiness
10
We might finally know how to use quantum computers to boost AI
