{"product_id":"timiryazev-science-and-democracy-1926-тимирязев-наука-и-демократия","title":"Timiryazev, K. A. Science and Democracy (Nauka i demokratiya), 1926. Collection of Articles 1904–1919. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eТимирязев К. А. Наука и демократия. \/ Сборник статей 1904–1919 г.\u003cbr\u003eЛенинград : Рабочее издательство «Прибой», 1926.\u003cbr\u003eXVI, 432 с., 1 л. фронт. (портрет). В издательской художественной обложке, обычный формат (23 см). Тираж 6125 экз.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eTimiryazev, Kliment A. Science and Democracy (Nauka i demokratiya). \/ Collection of articles 1904–1919.\u003cbr\u003eLeningrad : Priboy Workers' Publishing House, 1926.\u003cbr\u003eXVI, 432 pp., 1 frontispiece (portrait). In the publisher's artistic softcover, standard format (23 cm). Print run: 6,125 copies. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1926 edition is a seminal collection of socio-political and philosophical writings by Kliment Timiryazev (1843–1920), the world-renowned botanist, physiologist, and advocate of Darwinism. Published posthumously by the Leningrad-based Priboy publishing house, the volume captures the ideological evolution of a \"scientist-citizen\" during one of the most turbulent periods in Russian history, spanning from the 1904 Russo-Japanese War to the aftermath of the October Revolution.\u003cbr\u003eThe articles in this collection reflect Timiryazev's firm belief that science should not be a \"tower of ivory\" but a servant to the people and a driver of democratic progress. He passionately argues against the clericalization of education and the elitism of the tsarist academic establishment. Timiryazev’s writing is characterized by its polemical vigor, particularly in his defenses of the scientific method and his efforts to popularize the biological sciences among the working masses.\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes his famous essays on the relationship between natural science and the social order, as well as his enthusiastic late-career support for the Soviet government, which he saw as the first state to truly prioritize scientific enlightenment. As a bridge between the liberal intelligentsia of the 19th century and the revolutionary scholars of the 20th, Timiryazev’s \"Science and Democracy\" is a crucial document for understanding the intellectual foundation of Soviet science.\u003cbr\u003eThis specific edition features a notable artistic cover typical of the mid-1920s Leningrad graphic style and a high-quality frontispiece portrait of the author. With a print run of 6,125 copies, this volume is highly valued by collectors of Soviet early academic publications, historians of the Russian intelligentsia, and those interested in the philosophy of science. It remains a powerful testament to the idea that true knowledge belongs to the democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963162918954,"sku":"EB-306366841781","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_efa98cbd-9e9b-4e20-b614-27dc13165331.jpg?v=1768162126","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/timiryazev-science-and-democracy-1926-%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b5%d0%b2-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%83%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%b8-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%ba%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b8%d1%8f","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}