Technology and society under lenin and stalin

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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Illustration, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Background of the Russian Technostructure: From the Tsarist Era to 1918, pg. 19*2. The Soviet Technostructure, 1918-1928, pg. 44*3. The Shakhty Affair, pg. 69*4. The Industrial Party Affair, pg. 95*5. The Aftermath of the Shakhty and Industrial Party Trials, pg. 122*6. Old Specialists and New Patrons: The End of Terror, pg. 141*7. Cultural Revolution and the Creation of a New Technical Intelligentsia, 1928-1933, pg. 159*8. Recruitment of the New Technostructure: Class, Sex, and Ethnic Origins, 1928-1941, pg. 188*9. The Educational Experience: Quantity and Quality, 1928-1941, pg. 216*10. The Educational Experience: Student Life and Attitudes, 1928-1941, pg. 244*11. The Production Specialist and the Politics of Planning, pg. 265*12. The Flight from Production: Causes and Consequences, pg. 297*13. Research and Development: The Barriers to Innovation, pg. 337*14. Technology and Legitimacy: Soviet Aviation and Stalinism in the 1930s, pg. 381*Conclusions, pg. 407*Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations, pg. 427*Appendix, pg. 431*Selected Bibliography, pg. 443*Index, pg. 459*Studies of the Russian Institute, pg. 471