A Russian Childhood
A Russian Childhood by S. Kovalevskaya, published by Springer in 1978, presents the recollections of Sofya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, a prominent mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Stockholm. Written in the mid-nineteenth century, this edition spans 266 pages and is available in English. The book captures her experiences growing up in Russia, offering insights into her life during a time when she was recognized more for her gender than her mathematical achievements.
Readers will find a detailed account of Kovalevskaya’s childhood, reflecting on the societal expectations and challenges she faced as a woman in a male-dominated field. The narrative explores her journey and the complexities of being labeled a “mathematical lady,” a term that both intrigued and constrained her. This edition provides a unique perspective on the life of a mathematician, making it relevant for those interested in the history of women in mathematics and the cultural context of the era.
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In the year 1889 Sofya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, Profes sor of Mathematics at the University of Stockholm, pub lished her recollections of growing up in mid-nineteenth century Russia. Professor Kovalevskaya was already an international celebrity, and partly for the wrong reasons: less as the distinguished mathematician she actually was than as a “mathematical lady”-a bizarre but fascinating phenomenon.* Her book was an immediate success. She had written it in Russian, but its first publication was a translation into Swedish, the language of her adopted homeland, where it appeared thinly disguised as a novel under the title From Russian Ltfe: the Rajevski Sisters (Sonja Kovalevsky. Ur ryska lifvet. Systrarna Rajevski. Heggstrom, 1889). In the following year the book came out in Russia in two *”My gifted Mathematical Assistant Mr. Hammond exclaimed … ‘Why, this is the first handsome mathematical lady I have ever seen!’” Letter to S. V. Kovalevskaya from].]. Sylvester, Professor of Mathe matics, New College, Oxford, Dec. 25, 1886.
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