Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolutions

... scholarship of the highest order.... Kendall Bailes s book is destined to become a most valuable contribution to our knowledge of Russian and Soviet culture. It is insightful and eloquent. Douglas R. Weiner... an insightful, richly researched portrait of Vernadsky s life and times... American Sc [...]
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... scholarship of the highest order.... Kendall Bailes s book is destined to become a most valuable contribution to our knowledge of Russian and Soviet culture. It is insightful and eloquent. Douglas R. Weiner... an insightful, richly researched portrait of Vernadsky s life and times... American ScientistThis biography... not only tells a story full of human drama but also one rich with insights into Russia s higher-education and scientific-research establishments. Washington Post Book World[This] concise book, with references that stop short of the Gorbachev era, will be the foundation for all future scholarship in English on Vernadsky. NatureIn this insightful exploration of Vernadsky s legacy, Kendall Bailes unveils a creative scholar-activist whose life and work speak more clearly about his time than our own. ScienceThe Bailes book... is fascinating... Read it! World Affairs ReportKendall Bailes has left us with a vivid portrayal of the life and times of Vladimir Vernadsky. The Russian ReviewIt offers a penetrating analysis of social realities in twentieth-century Russia, which helped create an intellectual culture dominated by ideological extremes. American Historical ReviewThis first full-length English-language biography of Vladimir Vernadsky (1863 1945), one of the leading Russian intellectual figures of the twentieth century, focuses on the interaction between science and politics during Russia s revolutionary age.