Lecture Series “Survival Manual (Through the Lens of Science)”

Lecture Series “Survival Manual (Through the Lens of Science)”

The idea of science as a “pure” and politically independent human activity is highly romanticized and far removed from reality. Using the example of the work of biologists from the Russian Empire, the USSR, and Russia in the 20th and the first quarter of the 21st century, we will examine how it has been technically possible — from designing experiments to publishing results — to continue doing science under conditions of war, repression, imprisonment, political persecution, forced emigration, and the Iron Curtain.