Soviet Cybernetics: An Introduction
Renato Flores, October 15, 2022
Featured here is a translation of a work by S.L. Sobolev, A.I. Kitov, and A.A. Lyapunov that represents the first positive coverage of Cybernetics in the Soviet Scientific Press. Accompanied is a preface by Renato Flores and an introduction to the life of Anatoly Kitov, the primary author of the paper. Read Article.
Glushkov and His Ideas: Cybernetics of the Future by Vasiliy Pikhorovich
Renato Flores, July 15, 2022
Translation and introduction by Renato Flores. Translated from here. Read Article.
Marx Did Not Invent Socialism, He Observed It
Renato Flores, May 23, 2022
In part one of a series, Renato Flores reflects on the rise and fall of the base-building tendency. Read Article.
Making Sense of the Lysenko Affair
Renato Flores, September 24, 2021
Soviet agrobiology is infamous for its promotion of the pseudoscientific theories of Trofim Lysenko and their disastrous results. Renato Flores investigates how these theories came to dominate and the social forces that were at play using the framework of Science, Technology, and Society Studies. Read Article.
The Counterinsurgency State by Ruy Mauro Marini
Renato Flores, September 11, 2021
To commemorate the anniversary of Salvador Allende's death and the fall of Chile's Popular Unity government, we present this analysis of reactionary military governments in Latin America by Ruy Mauro Marini in honor of all who have died fighting for socialism in the hands of Pinochet's counter-revolutionary military regime. Translation by Jorge M and introduction by Renato Flores. Reading: Mick Labas. Read Article.