""Stalin and the Soviet Science Wars" is a fascinating book about
one of the most enigmatic periods in Soviet history. With great
insight, and on the basis of thorough archival research, Ethan
Pollock examines the organized discussions of science in Stalin's
last years. He shows how important those discussions are for
understanding not only Stalinism but the Soviet experience as a
whole. This will be an indispensable book for historians of the
Soviet Union and for historians and sociologists of science more
generally."--David Holloway, Stanford University
"Ethan Pollock has written an elegant and brilliantly
penetrating history that is so rich in detail and broad ranging in
its analysis that it will quickly become required reading for
anyone seeking to understand how Stalin managed the Soviet Union
after World War II."--Martin J. Sherwin, Tufts University
"This is a major and original contribution to the study of late
Stalinist society. As a reader, I enjoyed it very much. It is
poised to become a standard text on Stalinist ideology and science,
fascinating for professionals and accessible to students. Clearly
conceived and organized, the book is based on impressive research,
including little-known or previously unknown documents from the
Central Party archive, Russia's State Archive, and the Soviet
Academy of Science."--Vladislav Zubok, Temple University, author of
"Inside the Kremlin's Cold War"
""Stalin and the Soviet Science Wars" tells the story of each of
the scientific debates under focus with admirable clarity and
concision, but without sacrificing the complexity of the issues or
the stakes involved. Its portrayal of Stalin was, to me, utterly
persuasive. This book willhave a broad audience, not only in
undergraduate courses on Soviet history, Stalinism, and the history
of science, but also among the informed public."--Lewis H.
Siegelbaum, Michigan State University, author of "Stalinism as a
Way of Life"
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