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Simon Ings: Stalin and the Scientists (Paperback, 2017, Faber & Faber)

"One of the finest, most gripping surveys of the history of Russian science in the …

Excellent read - being Stalin's scientists sounds dreadful

This is a good read and very evocative of the times. The author was clearly obsessed to write this book. It gave me a deep feeling of the horror and stupidity of life under Stalin. It is a miracle that they got anything done at all.