Miklukho-Maklai . Without Prejudice

Biographical film about the famous Russian ethnographer and his travels to New Guinea and Oceania. On the basis of his research, he challenges the currently dominant theory of the intellectual inferiority of the 'aborigines' and attacks racial theory. Receiving a supportive letter from Lev...

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Other Authors: Razumnyi, Alexander
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Russian
Published: Soviet Union 1947
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:0650ebb9-5fda-4926-bfe3-30463731aad5
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Summary:Biographical film about the famous Russian ethnographer and his travels to New Guinea and Oceania. On the basis of his research, he challenges the currently dominant theory of the intellectual inferiority of the 'aborigines' and attacks racial theory. Receiving a supportive letter from Lev Tolstoi, the scholar enthusiastically lectures for the well-being of the humanities and humankind.
Published:1947