Chemists and chemistry in Russian literature

[Alexandra Smith]

Dear Muireann,

There is a book about Lomonosov that might be of help to you:

* Михайло Ломоносов: Жизнеописание. Избранные труды. Воспоминания  
современников. Суждения потомков. Стихи и проза о нём / Сост. Г. Е.  
Павлова, А. С. Орлов. М.: Современник, 1989.

I didn't come across any books on Mendeleev but there are several  
documentary films on him that might be of interest to you:

* Documentary zavetnye mysli mendeleeva (2009)
http://www.studi-ol.ru/mendeleev.html

* From the series "Genii I zlodei":  
http://video.mail.ru/mail/zarkova1204/868/1893.html

* On his work and life:
http://rutube.ru/tracks/4008559.html

I'm not sure whether you've read already Aleksandr Beliaev's book   
"Prodavets vozdukha" (1929). It features some interesting experiments  
involving various chemical reactions.
Beliaev's book was used as a source of inspiration for Vladimir  
Riabtsev's film (1969) "Prodavets vozdukha".
You can read about this film  
here:http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Продавец_воздуха_(фильм)



All best,
Alexandra





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Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London)
Reader in Russian Studies
Department of European Languages and Cultures
School of  Languages, Literatures and Cultures
The University of Edinburgh
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e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk



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