Nuclear Russia: The Atom in Russian Politics and Culture by Paul R. Josephson vintage classics Seven artists from four countries

Seven artists from four countries come together to tell the story of week in the life of Nikolai

of drunken brawls and bleeding sunsets

public ends

The absurdity of his experiences is reflected in his humour

bad historical scholarship

Nuclear Russia: The Atom in Russian Politics and Culture by Paul R. Josephson vintage classics Seven artists from four countriesIn the first cultural and political history of the Russian nuclear age, Paul Josephson describes the rise of nuclear physics in the USSR, the enthusiastic pursuit of military and peaceful nuclear programs through the Chernobyl disaster and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the ongoing, self proclaimed 'renaissance' of nuclear power in Russia in the 21st century. At the height of their power, the Soviets commanded 39,000 nuclear warheads, yet