Planting Seeds for the Revolution
The Rise of Russian Agricultural Science, 1860-1920
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4516365 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olga Elina (0000-0001-8360-1028, S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-237 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science in Context (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-8897 • E-ISSN: 1474-0664 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0269889702000431 |
| OpenAlex | W1979127599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
ArgumentState patronage and the modernizing role of the government have been considered crucial for the development of science in Russia during both Imperial and Soviet periods. This paper argues, on the contrary, that the start of Russian agricultural science had predominantly local and non-governmental sources of support. Amateur experiments by nobles aspiring to become "cultured" landlords, university professors applying their scientific knowledge to their own estates, and the efforts by local community administrations, zemstvo, to compete for grain markets all contributed, by 1900, to the establishment of various stations for agricultural research. The Imperial government became involved in this process rather belatedly, with an effort to further stimulate and coordinate the institutional network of agricultural science. By 1917, this network included more than 300 breeding and experimental stations. Despite revolutionary violence and the loss of former patrons, most of these stations managed to maintain their functions throughout the Civil War and formed the basis of Soviet agricultural science
Agriculture · Amateur · Archaeology · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · History · Law · Public Administration · Soviet and Russian History
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |