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Science in Russia and the Soviet Union

A Short History

By: Loren R. Graham

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Science in Russia and the Soviet Union

A Short History

By: Loren R. Graham

By the 1980s the Soviet scientific establishment had become the largest in the world, but very little of its history was known in the West. What has been needed for many years in order to fill that gap in our knowledge is a history of Russian and Soviet science written for the educated person who would like to read one book on the subject. This book has been written for that reader. The history of Russian and Soviet science is a story of remarkable achievements and frustrating failures. That history is presented here in a comprehensive form, and explained in terms of its social and political context. Major sections include the tsarist period, the impact of the Russian Revolution, the relationship between science and Soviet society, and the strengths and weaknesses of individual scientific disciplines. The book also discusses the changes brought to science in Russia and other republics by the collapse of communism in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521287898

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9780521287890

Science and Ideology in Soviet Society

1917-1967

By: George Fischer,Loren R. Graham,Herbert S. Levine

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Science and Ideology in Soviet Society

1917-1967

By: George Fischer,Loren R. Graham,Herbert S. Levine

Originally published: New York: Atherton Press, 1967, with title Science & ideology in Soviet society.

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AldineTransaction

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1412845688

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9781412845687

The Soviet Academy of Sciences and the Communist Party, 1927-1932

By: Loren R. Graham

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The Soviet Academy of Sciences and the Communist Party, 1927-1932

By: Loren R. Graham

No other research organization dominates the field of science in its country to the degree that the Soviet Academy of Sciences does. The coming to power of the Bolsheviks in 1917 presented Russian science with a new governmental attitude toward the place of science in national life. The Soviet Union's first five-year plan, the period of this study, was the crucial period for the Academy. During this time the Academy was transformed. Between 1927 and 1932 important decisions were reached by Soviet leaders concerning the organization, control, and planning of science; the role of science in the national economy, the position of the individual scientist, and the nature of scientific research itself. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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140087551X

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9781400875511

Moscow Stories

By: Loren R. Graham

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Moscow Stories

By: Loren R. Graham

Graham has brilliantly encapsulated and interwoven the major features of Soviet and post-Soviet history in his riveting stories.... a splendid and extraordinary work." -- Edward Grant, author of God and Reason in the Middle Ages "A very lively read, indeed a real page turner... Graham's discussion of pressing ethical dilemmas displays a sureness of hand and a refreshing candor about his own struggles with the issues." -- Susan Solomon, University of Toronto The distinguished American historian of Russian and Soviet science Loren R. Graham recounts with warmth and wit his experiences during 45 years of traveling and researching in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia, from 1960 to 2005. Present for many historic events during this period, Graham writes not as a political correspondent or an analyst, but as an ordinary American living through these years alongside Russian friends and critics. Graham befriended some of the leading scientists and politicians in Russia, but his most touching stories concern average Russians with whom he lived, worked, suffered, and exchanged views. Graham also writes of the ethical questions he confronted, such as the tension between independence of thought and political loyalty. Finally, he depicts the ways in which Russia has changed -- visually, politically, and ideologically -- during the last 15 years. These gripping, sometimes humorous, always deeply personal stories will engage and inform all readers with an interest in Russia during this tumultuous period of history.

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Indiana University Press

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0253000742

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9780253000743

What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience?

By: Loren R. Graham

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What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience?

By: Loren R. Graham

Describes the impact of Russian scientific research on science in the United States

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Stanford University Press

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0804729859

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9780804729857

The Ghost of the Executed Engineer

Technology and the Fall of the Soviet Union

By: Loren Graham

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The Ghost of the Executed Engineer

Technology and the Fall of the Soviet Union

By: Loren Graham

Stalin ordered his execution, but here Peter Palchinsky has the last word. As if rising from an uneasy grave, Palchinsky’s ghost leads us through the miasma of Soviet technology and industry, pointing out the mistakes he condemned in his time, the corruption and collapse he predicted, the ultimate price paid for silencing those who were not afraid to speak out. The story of this visionary engineer’s life and work, as Loren Graham relates it, is also the story of the Soviet Union’s industrial promise and failure. We meet Palchinsky in pre-Revolutionary Russia, immersed in protests against the miserable lot of laborers in the tsarist state, protests destined to echo ironically during the Soviet worker’s paradise. Exiled from the country, pardoned and welcomed back at the outbreak of World War I, the engineer joined the ranks of the Revolutionary government, only to find it no more open to criticism than the previous regime. His turbulent career offers us a window on debates over industrialization. Graham highlights the harsh irrationalities built into the Soviet system—the world’s most inefficient steel mill in Magnitogorsk, the gigantic and ill-conceived hydroelectric plant on the Dnieper River, the infamously cruel and mislocated construction of the White Sea Canal. Time and again, we see the effects of policies that ignore not only the workers’ and consumers’ needs but also sound management and engineering precepts. And we see Palchinsky’s criticism and advice, persistently given, consistently ignored, continue to haunt the Soviet Union right up to its dissolution in 1991. The story of a man whose gifts and character set him in the path of history, The Ghost of the Executed Engineer is also a cautionary tale about the fate of an engineering that disregards social and human issues.

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Harvard University Press

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0674254171

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9780674254176

A Face in the Rock

The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa

By: Loren R. Graham

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A Face in the Rock

The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa

By: Loren R. Graham

Loren Graham's steady vision and painstaking research result in a fascinating and poignant story. A Face in the Rock is very true, very touching."—Louise Erdrich, author of The Bingo Palace

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Univ of California Press

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0520215672

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9780520215672

Science in the New Russia

Crisis, Aid, Reform

By: Loren R. Graham,Irina Dezhina

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Science in the New Russia

Crisis, Aid, Reform

By: Loren R. Graham,Irina Dezhina

This analysis of Russian science shows how the Russian science establishment was one of the largest in the world boasting a world-leading space programme and Nobel prizes. However, when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 the financial supports for the community were eliminated resulting in a 'brain drain'.

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Indiana University Press

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0253219884

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9780253219886

Lonely Ideas

Can Russia Compete?

By: Loren Graham

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Lonely Ideas

Can Russia Compete?

By: Loren Graham

An expert investigates Russia's long history of technological invention followed by commercial failure and points to new opportunities to break the pattern. When have you gone into an electronics store, picked up a desirable gadget, and found that it was labeled “Made in Russia”? Probably never. Russia, despite its epic intellectual achievements in music, literature, art, and pure science, is a negligible presence in world technology. Despite its current leaders' ambitions to create a knowledge economy, Russia is economically dependent on gas and oil. In Lonely Ideas, Loren Graham investigates Russia's long history of technological invention followed by failure to commercialize and implement. For three centuries, Graham shows, Russia has been adept at developing technical ideas but abysmal at benefiting from them. From the seventeenth-century arms industry through twentieth-century Nobel-awarded work in lasers, Russia has failed to sustain its technological inventiveness. Graham identifies a range of conditions that nurture technological innovation: a society that values inventiveness and practicality; an economic system that provides investment opportunities; a legal system that protects intellectual property; a political system that encourages innovation and success. Graham finds Russia lacking on all counts. He explains that Russia's failure to sustain technology, and its recurrent attempts to force modernization, reflect its political and social evolution and even its resistance to democratic principles. But Graham points to new connections between Western companies and Russian researchers, new research institutions, a national focus on nanotechnology, and the establishment of Skolkovo, “a new technology city.” Today, he argues, Russia has the best chance in its history to break its pattern of technological failure.

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MIT Press

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0262317397

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9780262317399

Art Et Architecture Au Canada

By: Loren Ruth Lerner,Mary F. Williamson

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Art Et Architecture Au Canada

By: Loren Ruth Lerner,Mary F. Williamson

Identifies and summarizes thousands of books, article, exhibition catalogues, government publications, and theses published in many countries and in several languages from the early nineteenth century to 1981.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802058566

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9780802058560

What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience?

By: Loren R. Graham

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Describes the impact of Russian scientific research on science in the United States

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Stanford University Press

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Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Fourth Edition

By: Robert W. Schafermeyer,Milton Tenenbein,Charles G. Macias,Ghazala Sharieff,Loren Yamamoto

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Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Fourth Edition

By: Robert W. Schafermeyer,Milton Tenenbein,Charles G. Macias,Ghazala Sharieff,Loren Yamamoto

ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES WITH THE MOST CLINICALLY FOCUSED GUIDE TO PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE "...A comprehensive and current resource for anyone who cares for children in an acute setting." -- JAMA (review of previous edition) Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, this thoroughly updated, full-color resource presents a complete overview of pediatric emergency medicine. Pediatric Emergency Medicine begins with an essential symptom-based section on cardinal presentations that familiarizes you with crucial life-saving protocols. Subsequent sections cover all major categories of disease--from respiratory failure to pediatric hypertension--that present in children on an urgent or emergent basis. FEATURES Broad scope of the text spans the entire spectrum of pediatric emergencies, from resuscitation and trauma, to gastrointestinal and psychosocial emergencies Over 100 diagnostic and treatment algorithms present an at-a-glance review of best practices for optimizing patient care 1200 color images show you what to expect and what to do Chapter-opening key points, followed by concise coverage of pathophysiology, offers incisive guidance on what needs to be done to effectively stabilize and treat the pediatric patient NEW! Chapter on foreign bodies offers an in-depth overview of this common pediatric problem NEW! Updated references throughout include the most recent pediatric emergency guidelines and recommendations from professional societies

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071829245

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9780071829243

Science in the New Russia

Crisis, Aid, Reform

By: Loren R. Graham,Irina Dezhina

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Science in the New Russia

Crisis, Aid, Reform

By: Loren R. Graham,Irina Dezhina

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Book's by Loren R. Graham

Science in Russia and the Soviet Union

Science in Russia and the Soviet Union

Science and Ideology in Soviet Society

Science and Ideology in Soviet Society

The Soviet Academy of Sciences and the Communist Party, 1927-1932

The Soviet Academy of Sciences and the Communist Party, 1927-1932

Moscow Stories

Moscow Stories

What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience?

What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience?

The Ghost of the Executed Engineer

The Ghost of the Executed Engineer

A Face in the Rock

A Face in the Rock

Science in the New Russia

Science in the New Russia

Lonely Ideas

Lonely Ideas

Art Et Architecture Au Canada

Art Et Architecture Au Canada

What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience?

What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience?

Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Fourth Edition

Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Fourth Edition

Science in the New Russia

Science in the New Russia

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