This is a translated autobiography of applied mathematician
N. N. Moiseev, providing an insider’s view of the history of the
Soviet Union from its founding in 1917 to its collapse in 1991, as
well as a little of the aftermath.We see vividly the precariousness
of life just after the October Revolution; his happy family life
during the years 1921-28 of Lenin’s New Economic Policy; the
subsequent destruction of his family by Stalin’s regime; his
trials as a social outcast; his student days at Moscow State
University; his experiences as a Soviet Air Force Engineer in World
War II, including sorties as a gunner and a brush with an NKVD
agent; post-war euphoria, marriage, and another round of ostracism;
and then the vicissitudes of a highly varied academic career. Here
we meet many famous Soviet and Western engineers and scientists.
The last several chapters are devoted more to wide-ranging
reflections on God, philosophy, science, communism, modelling the
biosphere, and the threat of nuclear winter. His thoughts
concerning the impending and then final collapse of the USSR, as
well as hopes for Russia’s future, conclude the journey through
Moiseev's life.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
|
| Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Translators: |
Robert G Burns
|
| Authors: |
Nikita N. Moiseev
|
| Translators: |
Iouldouz S. Raguimov
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
391 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2022 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-096653-9 |
| Subtitles: |
Russian
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
3-03-096653-4 |
| Barcode: |
9783030966539 |
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