"... 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 Scientist
"This 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." ―Nature
"In 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." ―Science
"The Bailes book... is fascinating... Read it!" ―World Affairs Report
"Kendall Bailes has left us with a vivid portrayal of the life and times of Vladimir Vernadsky." ―The Russian Review
"It offers a penetrating analysis of social realities in twentieth-century Russia, which helped create an intellectual culture dominated by ideological extremes." ―American Historical Review
This 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.

Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolutions: V. I. Vernadsky and His Scientific School, 1863–1945 (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)

Biographies & Memoirs

Bailes, Kendall E.

Professionals & Academics

Indiana University Press

From the Soviet technical intelligentsia emerged more than three quarters of recent Politburo members, including Brezhnev, Kosygin, and Podgorny. The largest single group of dissenters, including Grigorenko, Sakharov, and Solzhenitsyn, have also been members.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Technology and Society under Lenin and Stalin: Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941 (Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University)

History

Russia

Princeton University Press

From the Soviet technical intelligentsia emerged more than three quarters of recent Politburo members, including Brezhnev, Kosygin, and Podgorny. The largest single group of dissenters, including Grigorenko, Sakharov, and Solzhenitsyn, have also been members.   Originally published in 1978.   The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

From the Soviet technical intelligentsia emerged more than three quarters of recent Politburo members, including Brezhnev, Kosygin, and Podgorny. The largest single group of dissenters, including Grigorenko, Sakharov, and Solzhenitsyn, have also been members.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

This collection focuses on four interrelated areas in the study of the relationship between human societies and the natural environment: changing values and attitudes toward nature; the effects of human economic activity on the natural environment; the history of conservation and environmentalist movements; and the role of professionals, such as scientists and engineers, in transforming nature. Co-published with the American Society for Environmental History.

Environmental History

Science & Math

University Press of America

Environmental History: Critical Issues in Comparative Perspective

Technology and Society Under Lenin and Stalin: Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941

ACLS History E-Book Project

ACLS Humanities E-Book

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Books by Bailes, Kendall E.

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Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolutions: V. I. Vernadsky and His Scientific School, 1863–1945 (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)

Technology and Society under Lenin and Stalin: Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941 (Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University)

Technology and Society under Lenin and Stalin: Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941 (Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University)

Technology and Society under Lenin and Stalin: Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941 (Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University)

Technology and Society under Lenin and Stalin: Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941 (Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University)

Environmental History

Environmental History: Critical Issues in Comparative Perspective

Technology and Society Under Lenin and Stalin: Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941

Technology and Society Under Lenin and Stalin: Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941