Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolutions

<p> . . . 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<br /><br /> . . . an insightful richly researched portrait of Vernadsky's life and times . . . --American Scientist<br /><br />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<br /><br />[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<br /><br />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<br /><br />The Bailes book . . . is fascinating . . . Read it! --World Affairs Report<br /><br />Kendall Bailes has left us with a vivid portrayal of the life and times of Vladimir Vernadsky. --The Russian Review<br /><br />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<br /><br />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.</p>