FORMS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN SOVIET BIOLOGISTS AND THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LYON
The paper examines the main forms of interaction between the Soviet biologists and the Linnean Society of Lyon (Société linnéenne de Lyon, France) as an example of Soviet-French scientific cooperation. The main forms of this cooperation were identified on the basis of the analysis of periodicals published by the Linnean Society of Lyon (SLL): (1) Soviet biologists’ membership in SLL (24 individuals and 4 organisations were listed as SLL members during the Soviet period, with their addresses in the USSR); (2) scientific presentations at the meetings of SLL’s sections in Lyon and publications in SLL’s periodicals (Soviet botanists B.A. Fedtschenko andE.G. Bobroff); (3) the books authored by Soviet biologists, that were occasionally received by SLL’s library (the books by A.Y. Gordiaguine, V.N. Lubimenko, andN.A. Naumov were mentioned); and (4) SLL’s exchanging its publications for those from scientific organisations and societies in the USSR, which allowed informing foreign colleagues about the development of science in France and the Soviet Union, respectively (over the years, SLL exchanged periodicals with more than 15 Soviet organisations and societies).The contacts between the scientists from the USSR and SLL mostly occurred in the 1920s-1930s. Direct contacts were few and Soviet biologists participated very little in the Society’s activities and publications. Even though not enough, it was still helpful for both parties in this international cooperation. As regards international book exchange, the cooperation between the SLL and Soviet scientific organisations and societies in this area was significant.