Einstein and Soviet ideology / Alexander Vucinich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vucinich, Alexander, 1914-2002.

Series:

Stanford nuclear age series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism and science--Soviet Union--History.

Communism and science.

History.

Soviet Union--Politics and government.

Soviet Union.

Politics and government.

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.

Einstein, Albert.

Physical Description:

viii, 291 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2001]

Summary:

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,"

Contents:

1 The Early Soviet Reception of Einstein's Theories 13

2 The Scientific Community and the Theory of Relativity 36

3 Early Stalinism and Einstein's Theory 56

4 Stalinism After the War: The Climax of Marxist Attacks 89

5 Turning Points 120

6 Accommodations to Einstein's Theory of Knowledge 142

7 Approaches to the General Theory of Relativity and Cosmology 157

8 Einstein's Humanistic Influence 178

9 Einstein in the Light of Perestroika 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-284) and index.

ISBN:

080474209X

OCLC:

46937547