Russian Science and Russian State: Image of a Scientist in Modern Russian Cinema

The article analyses the image of a scientist represented in recent Russian movies. The article discusses two groups of questions: (1) nature and role of popular science in the life of society; (2) national features of scientific cultures. The article agues that popular science should not be conceiv...

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Main Author: Svetlana M. Medvedeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MGIMO University Press 2014-01-01
Series:Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta
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Online Access:http://mgimoreview.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/77
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description The article analyses the image of a scientist represented in recent Russian movies. The article discusses two groups of questions: (1) nature and role of popular science in the life of society; (2) national features of scientific cultures. The article agues that popular science should not be conceived as a week copy of the real science. On the contrary, modern models of science communication assume that popular science have its own value and is able to influence scientific practices. Simultaneously we assume, that since popular science is less integrated with international scientific norms, it can easer reveal national traditions of scientific life. As a result, the analyze of recent Russian movies shows that the tradition established in Peter I times for Russian scientists to work out their self-identity in concern with Russian state still exists (scientist- state supporter/scientist- oppositionist). Actually the modern interpretation of dilemma between state patriotism and liberalism given by modern movies shows that Russian scientist don't have real choice, because they loose anyway whereas the state always wins. So owing to recent movies this representation of hopeless destiny of a scientist is becoming widespread in Russian public culture.
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spelling doaj.art-bd4fc93d638543ca8309ae7ff39a16b62022-12-21T19:27:13ZengMGIMO University PressVestnik MGIMO-Universiteta2071-81602014-01-0135218419277Russian Science and Russian State: Image of a Scientist in Modern Russian CinemaSvetlana M. Medvedeva0МГИМО(У) МИД РоссииThe article analyses the image of a scientist represented in recent Russian movies. The article discusses two groups of questions: (1) nature and role of popular science in the life of society; (2) national features of scientific cultures. The article agues that popular science should not be conceived as a week copy of the real science. On the contrary, modern models of science communication assume that popular science have its own value and is able to influence scientific practices. Simultaneously we assume, that since popular science is less integrated with international scientific norms, it can easer reveal national traditions of scientific life. As a result, the analyze of recent Russian movies shows that the tradition established in Peter I times for Russian scientists to work out their self-identity in concern with Russian state still exists (scientist- state supporter/scientist- oppositionist). Actually the modern interpretation of dilemma between state patriotism and liberalism given by modern movies shows that Russian scientist don't have real choice, because they loose anyway whereas the state always wins. So owing to recent movies this representation of hopeless destiny of a scientist is becoming widespread in Russian public culture.http://mgimoreview.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/77популярная науканаучная коммуникациянаучно-исследовательская культураобраз учёногоpopular sciencescience communicationresearch cultureimage of scientist
spellingShingle Svetlana M. Medvedeva
Russian Science and Russian State: Image of a Scientist in Modern Russian Cinema
Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta
популярная наука
научная коммуникация
научно-исследовательская культура
образ учёного
popular science
science communication
research culture
image of scientist
title Russian Science and Russian State: Image of a Scientist in Modern Russian Cinema
title_full Russian Science and Russian State: Image of a Scientist in Modern Russian Cinema
title_fullStr Russian Science and Russian State: Image of a Scientist in Modern Russian Cinema
title_full_unstemmed Russian Science and Russian State: Image of a Scientist in Modern Russian Cinema
title_short Russian Science and Russian State: Image of a Scientist in Modern Russian Cinema
title_sort russian science and russian state image of a scientist in modern russian cinema
topic популярная наука
научная коммуникация
научно-исследовательская культура
образ учёного
popular science
science communication
research culture
image of scientist
url http://mgimoreview.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/77
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