The Invention of Mikhail Lomonosov A Russian National Myth

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...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA Academic Studies Press 2013
Series:Imperial Encounters in Russian History
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