
The Politicization of Science: A Conversation with Dorian Abbot, Anna Krylov, David Romps, and Bernhardt Trout
New Books in Higher Education
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The Importance of Political Engagement
In the Soviet Union, political engagement was mandatory for professional advance. Those who spoke up against the regime were jailed and sometimes subjected to psychiatric treatment. Despite vast resources, USSR lost Cold War, crumbled and collapsed. Today Russia is hopelessly behind the West in technology and science," she says.
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