Mikhail Lomonosov 1989 Soviet Book | Vintage Russian Science History

Authentic 1989 Soviet edition on Mikhail Lomonosov. Features archival letters, scientific works, poetry, and illustrations. 493 pp, printed in Moscow in Russian.

Product Description:

A standout volume from the Soviet documentary-biographical series Discoveries and Destinies («Открытия и судьбы»), celebrating the life, discoveries, and era of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711–1765).

Rather than a dry retrospective, this publication serves as an archival treasury. It weaves together Lomonosov's original scientific treatises—spanning physics, chemistry, metallurgy, and Russian grammar—with official court documents, personal letters to Leonard Euler, and literary reflections penned by Pushkin, Gogol, and Herzen.

Volume Specifications

• Year: 1989

• Publisher: Sovremennik, Moscow

• Format: Hardcover cloth binding, 493 pages

• Illustrations: Color portrait plates, historical engravings, and archival facsimiles

• Language: Russian

• ISBN: 5-270-00341-4

Key Sections

• Biographical study and historical analysis by G.E. Pavlova and A.S. Orlov.

• Archival records from the Moscow Synodal Administration and Imperial Academy of Sciences.

• Representative scientific treatises alongside celebrated spiritual and ceremonial odes.

• 19th- and 20th-century historical commentary on his ongoing scientific legacy.

Condition & Provenance

In very good vintage condition with an intact, tight binding and clean pages exhibiting light natural toning. The imprint page retains an authentic vintage library stamp in Georgian script, giving this Soviet-era print run distinctive historical provenance.