PUBLIC INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 13, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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Public Interest in Science and
Technology in the USSR
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1. The government of the USSR uses two channels for arousing public interest in
science and technology:
(a) Centralized channel. In this case the government arouses interest in
scientific and technical work by direct methods.
(1) In the government there is the "All Union Society for the
Diffusion of Political and Scientific Knowledge." The
particular work of this society is the issuing to workers
of brochures and pamphlets, on various scientific and
technical questions, for about 50 to 75 kopecks apiece.
Besidessthis society has a large number of lecturers who
read public lectures in the various cities of the country.
Admission to these lectures is as a rule free or in some
cases about 50 k apiece.
Through the Ministry of Culture the government issues a
large number of popular scientific films. These films
are circulated for showing in organizations and enter-
prises. They are also shown in the public movie theaters
as short subjects.
Magazinesolike "Ogonyok", "Smena", Znanie-Sila" and others,
and newspapers print information regarding scientific
and technical progress in popular form.
In public places in the cities and villages, displays are also
organized.
(b) The scientific engineer-technical societies serve the popularization
process by means of articles and lectures printed in newspapers and maga-
zines and by brochures and pamphlets distributed to members of the
societies.
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Educational institutions and scientific research
brochures and pamphlets along this line;
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EdUcated people usually display great interest in scientific and technical information
In the Soviet Union. This might be explained as follows:
In the laboratories of the Ministry there are scientific engineer-technical
societies in which are enrolled large numbers of workers. These societies
carry on a great deal of scientific research. work.
Divisional production-technical magazines and newspapers constantly maintain
a large number of correspondents among the specialists in scientifc research.
work.
The articles which appear in technical magazines and newspapers allays have
a great deal of response from specialists and scientific research workers.
The private libraries of engineers usually contain a great deal of current
technical material.
The popular scientific lectures always attract a large audience. Interest
is just as great in these lectures as it is in lectures on the international
situation. There is no need to require people to attend such gatherings
as they go willingly.
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