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SPRINGERBRIEFS IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNO...

This monograph provides a concise introduction to the tangled issues of communication between
Russian and Western scientists during the Cold War. It details the extent to which
mid-twentieth-century researchers and practitioners were able to communicate with their
counterparts on the opposite side of the Iron Curtain. Drawing upon evidence from a range of
disciplines  a decade-by-decade account is first given of the varying levels of contact that
existed via private correspondence and conference attendance. Next  the book examines the
exchange of publications and the availability of one side's work in the libraries of the other.
It then goes on to compare general language abilities on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain 
with comments on efforts in the West to learn Russian and the systematic translation of Russian
work. In the end  author Christopher Hollings argues that physical accessibility was generally
good in both directions  but that Western scientists were afflicted by greater linguistic
difficulties than their Soviet counterparts whose major problems were bureaucratic in nature.
This volume will be of interest to historians of Cold War science  particularly those who study
communications and language issues. In addition  it will be an ideal starting pointing for
anyone looking to know more about this fascinating area.

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