The perversion of knowledge : the true story of Soviet science / Vadim J. Birstein.
Author
Published
- [Boulder, Colo.] : Westview 2001
Physical description
xx, 492 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
ISBN
- 0813342805
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-464) and index.
Audience
- adult
Subject
- Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti.
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Komitet gosudarstvennoı̆ bezopasnosti.
- Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti.
- Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti.
- Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti.
- 20th century.
- Science Soviet Union History.
- Science Political aspects Soviet Union.
- Human experimentation in medicine Soviet Union History.
- Science and state Soviet Union History 20th century.
- Science Soviet Union History 20th century.
- Science and state Soviet Union History.
- Science Soviet Union History.
- Scientists Soviet Union ; Biography.
- Communism and science.
- Science and state History.
- Human Experimentation history.
- Science history.
- Science and state.
- Science.
- Science and state Soviet Union History 20th century.
- Science Soviet Union History 20th century.
- Human experimentation in medicine Soviet Union History.
- Human experimentation in medicine.
- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union.
Genre
- Bibliography
- History.
- Illustrated
- text
Language
- English
Summary
- During the Soviet years, Russian science was considered to be equal, if not superior, to that of the wealthy western nations. This text focuses on its control by the Communist Party, revealing the dark side of this glittering achievement.
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| Location of copy | Shelfmark | Online location | Holdings Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Aberdeen Libraries: Sir Duncan Rice Library: In Store (MCR) | Sc 509.47 Bir | ||
| Aberystwyth University Library: Hugh Owen: Level E | Q127.S65.B6 | ||
| British Library: Lending Collection | m02/12207 | ||
| British Library: General Reference Collection, St Pancras Reading Rooms | YC.2002.a.10722 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: University Library: South Front, Floor 4 | 340:5.c.200.94 | ||
| University of Essex: Request from store -- Store 2 | Q 127.R8B5 | ||
| The London Library: London Library | S. Science (Gen.) | ||
| University of Manchester Library: Main Library: Blue Area Floor 2 | 509.47 | ||
| National Library of Scotland: General Reading Room, Edinburgh (stored offsite) | S3.203.0095 | ||
| National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: Contact the National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | PRINT 2002MB15702 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Bodleian Library | M02.E14113 | ||
| Science Museum Library: Science Museum Library, Wroughton | 351.854(47):93 BIRSTEIN | ||
| Science Museum Library: Science Museum Library, Wroughton | 351.854(47):93 BIRSTEIN | ||
| Sheffield Hallam University Library: Adsetts Main Collection | 509.47 BI (LEVEL 3) | ||
| Trinity College Dublin Library: Santry Book Repository | HL-253-471 | ||
| UCL Library Services: UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies Library: SSEES Collection | R.XVIII.3 BIR | ||
| University of Warwick Library: Main Library | Q127.R9 B576 | ||
| Wellcome Library: History of Medicine | CAD.31.AA9 |