Вестник Академии наук СССР — Set of 6 Issues (1952–1953)
Вестник Академии наук СССР — Set of 6 Issues (1952–1953)
Rare Soviet Academy of Sciences Journals
Title: Вестник Академии наук СССР (Herald of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR)
Format: Journal / periodical set
Issues Included:
- No. 12 (1952)
- Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1953)
Language: Russian
Subject: Science, history, politics, Soviet academia
Place of Publication: USSR
Format: Original Soviet journal issues
Condition: Vintage collectible condition with signs of age and library/archive handling typical for periodicals of the early 1950s. Pages remain readable and complete. Please review photos carefully.
Description
Rare original set of six issues of Вестник Академии наук СССР (Herald of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR), one of the most important scientific and intellectual periodicals of the Soviet Union.
Published during a pivotal moment in Soviet history, these issues document the academic, scientific, and ideological atmosphere of the USSR during the final months of Joseph Stalin’s era and the beginning of the post-Stalin transition.
The collection contains valuable materials across multiple disciplines, including science, archaeology, geology, literature, economics, and international socialist scholarship.
Historical Significance
Particularly notable is Issue No. 3 (1953), which includes proceedings from the General Meeting of the Academy of Sciences held between January 30 and February 2, 1953 — only weeks before Stalin’s death.
This issue discusses:
- Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR
- Soviet scientific priorities
- Ideological and economic policy debates of the late Stalin period
As a result, the set is an important primary historical source for researchers of Soviet intellectual and political history.
Selected Topics & Articles
Physics & International Science
- Brief history of physics in China
- Scientific cooperation within socialist countries
Archaeology & History
- Excavations of ancient Tallinn
- Soviet archaeological research and methodology
Geology
- Geological science in the People’s Republic of China
- Mineral and industrial development studies
Literature & Cultural Studies
- Archive materials on I. M. Sechenov
- Research connected with Pushkin’s writings and notes
- Soviet literary scholarship and textual studies
About the Edition
This journal set is highly valuable for:
- Historians of the Soviet Union
- Researchers of Stalin-era science and politics
- Collectors of Soviet academic publications
- Libraries and archival collections
- Scholars of Cold War intellectual history
Original Academy of Sciences periodicals from the early 1950s are increasingly difficult to find as complete surviving sets.
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