And I'm starting on the final draft of the chapter which dissects how the strategies of popularization of science used in the Soviet Union led to the conservation and preservation of esoteric and occult ideas under an overtly-atheist state. Super hard chapter, honestly - I've been looking through my notes and drafts all morning, and the mood is like "why did I think this was any good at all? whyyyy" - but I hope to make it at least close to the elegant construct in my mind.
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I'd live to read it — I was always quite shocked how much that esoterics is widespread in modern Russia, with apprently educated people literally visiting fairies (гадалки) for advice and believing all that pseudo-spiritual nonsense.
@kravietz Well, I do have to finish the book rain or shine - once it's done, the thesis itself should be open access!