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

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. Contents Preface Introduction Part 1: The Early Years to 1928 1 Background of the Russian Technostructure: From the Tsarist Era to 1918 2 The Soviet Technostructure, 1918-1928 Part 2: The Old Specialists and the Power Structure, 1928-1931 3 The Shakhty Affair 4 The Industrial Party Affair 5 The Aftermath of the Shakhty and Industrial Party Trials 6 Old Specialists and New Patrons: The End of Terror Part 3: The New Specialists: Recruitment and Education, 1928-1941 7 Cultural Revolution and the Creation of a New Technical Intelligentsia, 1928-1933 8 Recruitment of the New Technostructure: Class, Sex, and Ethnic Origins, 1928-1941 9 The Educational Experience: Quantity and Quality, 1928-1941 10 The Educational Experience: Student Life and Attitudes, 1928-1941 Part 4: The Technical Intelligentsia at Work, 1928-1941 11 The Production Specialist and the Politics of Planning 12 The Flight from Production: Causes and Consequences 13 Research and Development: The Barriers to Innovation 14 Technology and Legitimacy: Soviet Aviation and Stalinism in the 1930s Conclusions Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Appendix Selected Bibliography Index Studies of the Russian Institute 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