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The Relations between Soviet Government Entities and Scientific Institutions in the Context of a Postmodern Approach to History
The Relations between Soviet Government Entities and Scientific Institutions in the Context of a Postmodern Approach to History

Author(s): Oleksandr Lada, Vitalii Kotsur, Lesya Kotsur, Viacheslav Redziuk, Yegor Gylenko
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: activity of scientific societies; Soviet Ukraine; postmodern transformations; state structures; scientific intelligentsia; post-communist society;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines and analyzes the state structures of Soviet Ukraine in the 20s and 30s of the twentieth century, which were responsible for the organization, support and control in the field of culture and science of the country. In line with the postmodern transformations of this chronological segment, the system of state structures and their influence on the activities of semi-independent scientific organizations have been reconstructed. In view of postmodernism as a philosophical current, the nonviolent resistance of the scientific intelligentsia to proletarian culture, forced by the Soviet nomenklatura with a mass, uncompromising character, is revealed. The political processes around state structures and scientific organizations are reproduced in historical retrospect. The activity of scientific organizations of the above historical period is investigated and an attempt is made to reproduce their organizational and social network. The article proves that the evolution of modern society is due to the complex influence of a set of important trends and factors that determine the progressive development of its economic, political, social and spiritual spheres. The relevance of the study is due to modern transformation processes in a post-communist society focused on democratic, liberal European values. With the spread and development of liberal views in Ukrainian society, we are increasingly seeing the emergence of private scientific institutions, which are the prototypes of scientific organizations of the previous century. As a result, their internal activities and connections with other organizations are of great interest today, not only among scientists, but also among business representatives. This necessitates a more in-depth development of this problem, taking into account the evolution of the theory and practice of social and public administration of various forms of ownership of organizations and enterprises.

  • Issue Year: 13/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 198-213
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English