The History Of The Activity Of The “Pavlovian Council” And Its Negative Impact On The Development Of Scienсe In 50s Of The 20th Century

Abstract

Further development of the history of science including history of physiology requires the analysis of a number of methodological problems which related to the history of the development of science in Ukraine during the dramatic times of the rule of the communists in Soviet Union. The article considers the ideological distortion of achievements and teachings of I. Pavlov by party structures. It is talking about the events that took place in the early 50’s XX sentures. The scientific community of the world should remember the negative events that resulted from the decisions of the joint meeting of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in June-July 1950 (“Pavlovian session”). It is shown that the Moscow authorities forced scientific community of many union republics, including Ukraine, to carry out similar meetings.