V. N. Sokolsky, the Founder of Studies on Aerospace History at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Zheltova, Elena; Sobolev, Laskovaya

doi:10.31857/S020596060020633-8

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V. N. Sokolsky, the Founder of Studies on Aerospace History at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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V. N. Sokolsky, the Founder of Studies on Aerospace History at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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S020596060020633-8-1

DOI

10.31857/S020596060020633-8

Publication type

Article

Status

Published

Authors

Elena Zheltova

Affiliation: S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Moscow, Ul. Baltiyskaya, 14

Laskovaya Sobolev

Affiliation: S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Moscow, Ul. Baltiyskaya, 14

Journal name

Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki

Edition

Volume 43 Issue 2

Pages

219-230

Abstract

This article is devoted to V. N. Sokolsky, a historian of technology who all his life worked at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology (IHST) of the USSR Academy of Sciences (the Russian Academy of Sciences), and his role as the founder of studies on the history of rocketry and cosmonautics as a research area in the work of the Academy of Sciences. It examines the socio-historical factors that put Sokolsky at the head of this research program, the directions in which he developed this area, and the style of his work as science organizer and researcher. Sokolskyʼs efforts in communicating and promoting the history of Russian rocketry and cosmonautics to the world, his role in the training of young scientists and in the publication of books about the pioneers in cosmonautics / astronautics and collections of papers on the history of cosmonautics / astronautics are highlighted. The article was written in the memoir research style, as the authors have worked under Sokolsky’s supervision for more than two decades.

Keywords

V. N. Sokolsky, history of cosmonautics, history of rocketry, history of the Russian Academy of Sciences, history of S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology

Received

25.06.2022

Publication date

27.06.2022

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24943

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GOST	Zheltova E., Sobolev L. V. N. Sokolsky, the Founder of Studies on Aerospace History at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences // Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki – 2022. – V. 43. – Issue 2 C. 219-230 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://vietmag.org/S020596060020633-8-1 (circulation date: 20.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S020596060020633-8
MLA	Zheltova, Elena, Sobolev, Laskovaya "V. N. Sokolsky, the Founder of Studies on Aerospace History at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences." Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki 43.2 (2022):219-230. DOI: 10.31857/S020596060020633-8
APA	Zheltova E., Sobolev L. (2022). V. N. Sokolsky, the Founder of Studies on Aerospace History at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki 43(2), pp.219-230 DOI: 10.31857/S020596060020633-8

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