Einstein and Soviet Ideology

Einstein and Soviet Ideology
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 080474209X
ISBN-13 : 9780804742092
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Book Synopsis Einstein and Soviet Ideology by : Alexander Vucinich

Download or read book Einstein and Soviet Ideology written by Alexander Vucinich and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the historical trajectory of one of the most momentous confrontations in the intellectual life of the Soviet Union—the conflict between Einstein's theory of relativity and official Soviet ideology embodied in dialectical materialism. It describes how Soviet attitudes toward Einstein's theory of relativity changed again and again during the eras of Soviet history: pre-Stalin, Stalin, post-Stalin, and perestroika.


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