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Sorokin

[ suh-roh-kin, saw-; Russian suh-raw-kyin ]

noun

  1. Pi·ti·rim A·le·xan·dro·vitch [pi-ti-, reem, al-ig-, zan, -dr, uh, -vich, -, zahn, -, pyi-tyi-, ryeem, uh-lyi-, ksahn, -d, r, uh, -vyich], 1889–1968, U.S. sociologist, born in Russia.


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Sorokin's book is, simply put, an alternative vision of the universe, from Earth's formation to its eventual end.

Jamey Gambrell's translation is good, but Sorokin has given her a mighty challenge.

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