Date: 2020
Type: Thesis
Playing with radio waves : radio amateurs in Russia, 1920-1930s
Florence : European University Institute, 2020, EUI, HEC, PhD Thesis
RYBKINA, Ekaterina, Playing with radio waves : radio amateurs in Russia, 1920-1930s, Florence : European University Institute, 2020, EUI, HEC, PhD Thesis - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/68718
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The thesis is devoted to the history of radio communication in Russia, investigating how, where, and for what purposes radio enthusiasts constructed self-made devices for transmitting and receiving radio signals. It examines the processes beyond the radio waves taming in Russia with a particular focus on civic amateur radio experiments and communication practices during the 1920s and the early 1930s. It considers amateur radio practices in the context of technology and knowledge proliferation as an alternative scientific and development practice in the early Soviet context. The dissertation uncovers a story of relationships between elusive radio waves and enthusiasts in certain historical and national settings, which helps to understand how closely the activities of individuals and the interests of the state were intertwined.
Additional information:
Defence date: 16 October 2020; Examining Board: Alexander Etkind (EUI); Stéphane Van Damme (EUI and Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris); Alissa Klots (European University at St. Petersburg)
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/68718
Full-text via DOI: 10.2870/58746
Series/Number: EUI; HEC; PhD Thesis
Publisher: European University Institute
LC Subject Heading: Radio -- Soviet Union -- History; Radio broadcasting -- Social aspects -- Soviet Union