Technology and Society under Lenin and Stalin. Origins of the Soviet Technical Intelligentsia, 1917-1941

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Preface Introduction The early years to 1928 Background of the Russian Technostructure: From the Tsarist Era to 1918 The Soviet Technostructure, 1918-1928 The old specialists and the power structure, 1928-1931 The Shakhty Affair The Industrial Party Affair The Aftermath of the Shakhty and Industrial Party Trials Old Specialists and New Patrons: The End of Terror The new specialists: recruitment and education, 1928-1941 Cultural Revolution and the Creation of a New Technical Intelligentsia, 1928-1933 Recruitment of the New Technostructure: Class, Sex, and Ethnic Origins, 1928-1941 The Educational Experience: Quantity and Quality, 1928-1941 The Educational Experience: Student Life and Attitudes, 1928-1941 The technical intelligentsia at work, 1928-1941 The Production Specialist and the Politics of Planning The Flight from Production: Causes and Consequences Research and Development: The Barriers to Innovation Technology and Legitimacy: Soviet Aviation and Stalinism in the 1930s Conclusions Glossary of terms and abbreviations Appendix Selected bibliography Index