Physicists, Mathematicians and Astronomers - members of Communist Parties
Abstract
It is shown that few of the best Soviet biographical sources in Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy give preference to members of the Communist Party of the USSR by a rate of 2 to 3 times, as compared with the nonmembers of Communist Party. The only biographical source in mathematics by Yu. V. Prokhorov, which indicates the membership to Communist Party of the USSR, shows that the chances of a Mathematician member of Communist party in the USSR were 5.3 times higher, than chances of a Mathematician non- communist.
- Publication:
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http://www.memorial.ru (GOSTINNAIA : FORUM: GLOBAL'NAIA DEMOKRATICHESKAIA VOLNA: FIZIKI< MATEMATIKI ASTRONOMY _ CHLENY KOMMUNISTICHESKIH PARTII
- Pub Date:
- August 2008
- Bibcode:
- 2008cpsu.rept.....G
- Keywords:
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- GENERAL INTEREST;
- COMMUNIST PARTIES;
- FORMER COMMUNIST COUNTRIES;
- USSR;
- MEMBERSHIP;
- PHYSICISTS;
- MATHEMATICIANS;
- ASTRONOMERS;
- STATISTICS