History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back PARTICIPATION A.L. CHIZHEVSKOGO IN THE LENIN PRIZE AS A WAY TO FIGHT FOR THEIR LIBERATION Yu.V. Pozdnyakov The article is devoted to outstanding scientist and inventor, A.L. Chizhevsky. For eight years he spent in prison and exile during the period of political repression in the Soviet Union, continuing to engage in scientifi c activities. After the death of I.V. Stalin they struggle was launched for their rehabilitation. The scientist has chosen for this unusual course – the presentation of their work at the Lenin Prize. The article shows the progress of the review and the reasons for refusal to award A.L. Chizhevsky Lenin Prize. Not having received the prize, he made important – recalled his power and made rehabilitation. Keywords: A.L. Chizhevsky; scientific works and inventions; the Lenin Prize; repression; archival documents. Contacts: E-mail: kanc-rgantd@mail.ru Pp. 103-110.