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Chapter 5: 1945–1949: An Attempt to Institute Alternative Prizes in the USSR
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Abstract:
The idea to institute international prizes for outstanding scientific achievements first emerged in the USSR in 1945 (doc. 2.5), when the country was gripped by the euphoria of victory over Nazism and the philosophy of confrontation with the West started to prevail in all aspects of political and public life. The realization of the idea was entrusted to Suvorov, deputy head of the Department of Propaganda and Agitation, AUCP(b) Central Committee, as the key figure through whose agency the department controlled scientific developments in the country…
