Chemists and chemistry in Russian literature

[Jan Zielinski]

On 2011-06-13 17:32, Muireann Maguire wrote:
> Yet another appeal from me to the wisdom of the hive mind! I am interested
> in researching the portrayal of chemists (not alchemists, this time) in
> Russian literature, and indeed cinema, of any period. I would be
> particularly intrigued to hear about chemists from realist fiction,
> including socialist realism, although characters from science fiction would
> also be of interest. Biologists of various stripes are easy to track down,
> physicists are not far behind, but I'm having difficulty identifying any
> chemists at all. I would truly appreciate some recommendations.
>
Well, to begin with: chemistry is one of the subjects of Turgenev's 
"Fathers & Sons", with several persons involved in chemical discussions 
and even inventions.

Hope that helps,

Jan Zielinski
Berne

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