The invention of Mikhail Lomonosov : a Russian national myth

The invention of Mikhail Lomonosov a Russian national myth

This study explores the evolution of Lomonosov's imposing stature in Russian thought from the middle of the eighteenth century to the closing years of the Soviet period. It reveals much about the intersection in Russian culture of attitudes towards the meaning and significance of science, as we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Usitalo, Steven (-)
Autor Corporativo: National Endowment for the Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Marker, Gary, 1948- series editor (series editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA Academic Studies Press 2013
Brighton, Massachusetts : 2013.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Imperial Encounters in Russian History
Materias:
Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilʹevich, > 1711-1765.
Authors, Russian > 18th century > Biography.
Enlightenment > Russia.
Russia > Civilization > 18th century.
History
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Radishchev
Isaac Newton
Leonhard Euler
Mikhail Lomonosov
Russia
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russians
Saint Petersburg
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421027706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Honor and Status in Lomonosov's "Autobiography"
  • Chapter 2. Russia's "Own Platos and Quick-Witted Newtons": Inventing the Scientist
  • Chapter 3. Lomonosov in the Age of Pushkin
  • Chapter 4. Commemorating Russia's "First Scientist"
  • Chapter 5. Boris Menshutkin and the "Rediscovery" of Lomonosov
  • Epilogue. Afterlife of the Myth
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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