The Invention of Mikhail Lomonosov
For more than two hundred years, the eighteenth-century polymath Mikhail Vasil’evich Lomonosov (1711–1765) has been glorified in Russian culture as the “father” of Russian science, literature, and, more generally, learning. This study traces the evolution of Lomonosov’s imposing stature in Russian t...
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| description | For more than two hundred years, the eighteenth-century polymath Mikhail Vasil’evich Lomonosov (1711–1765) has been glorified in Russian culture as the “father” of Russian science, literature, and, more generally, learning. This study traces the evolution of Lomonosov’s imposing stature in Russian thought from the middle of the eighteenth century to the closing years of the Soviet period. It reveals much about the attitudes toward the meaning and significance of science in Russian culture, as well as about the rise of a Russian national identity, of which Lomonosov became an outstanding symbol. Steven Usitalo argues that Lomonosov’s fame has surpassed any realistic association with the known details of his life; he is of interest primarily as a symbolic figure who fulfilled the tangible intellectual and emotional requirements that Russian pride demanded in a national myth. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-380622025-07-31T15:32:44Z The Invention of Mikhail Lomonosov Usitalo, Steven History History Alexander Pushkin Alexander Radishchev Isaac Newton Leonhard Euler Mikhail Lomonosov Russia Russian Academy of Sciences Russians Saint Petersburg For more than two hundred years, the eighteenth-century polymath Mikhail Vasil’evich Lomonosov (1711–1765) has been glorified in Russian culture as the “father” of Russian science, literature, and, more generally, learning. This study traces the evolution of Lomonosov’s imposing stature in Russian thought from the middle of the eighteenth century to the closing years of the Soviet period. It reveals much about the attitudes toward the meaning and significance of science in Russian culture, as well as about the rise of a Russian national identity, of which Lomonosov became an outstanding symbol. Steven Usitalo argues that Lomonosov’s fame has surpassed any realistic association with the known details of his life; he is of interest primarily as a symbolic figure who fulfilled the tangible intellectual and emotional requirements that Russian pride demanded in a national myth. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-01-06 23:55 2017-12-01 23:55:55 2020-03-27 03:00:26 2020-04-01T13:17:15Z 2013-08-01 book 641444 OCN: 861693428 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30897 9781618116727 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38062 eng Imperial Encounters in Russian History open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30897/1/641444.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30897/1/641444.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30897/1/641444.pdf Academic Studies Press 10.2307/j.ctt1zxsj87 10.2307/j.ctt1zxsj87 916d7e2c-12bc-4e24-952a-3523fb7b82a0 Knowledge Unlatched b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781618116727 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Open Services Boston, MA 101798 KU Open Services open access |
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