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The perversion of knowledge : the true story of Soviet science /

A history of Soviet science that focuses on its control by the KGB and the Communist Party, including new information on biomedical experimentation on humans as well as an examination of the pernicious effects of Trofim Lysenko's pseudo-biology. [book cover].

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Birstein, Vadim J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. > Komitet gosudarstvennoı̆ bezopasnosti.
Science and state > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.
Science > Soviet Union > History.
Politique scientifique et technique > URSS > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sciences > URSS > Histoire.
Science.
Science and state.
Soviet Union.
Science and state > Former Soviet republics.
Research > Former Soviet republics.
Human Experimentation > history
Science > history
USSR
1900-1999
History.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Summary:A history of Soviet science that focuses on its control by the KGB and the Communist Party, including new information on biomedical experimentation on humans as well as an examination of the pernicious effects of Trofim Lysenko's pseudo-biology. [book cover].
Physical Description:xx, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-464) and index.
ISBN:0813339073
9780813339078