Bożydar Kaczmarek (2013). Review of the book by Janna M. Glozman “Developmental Neuropsychology”. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 6 (2), 118-120
Janna Glozman’s book provides a comprehensive information on both Russian and
Western developmental neuropsychology. The reader, especially form the West,
may find fist hand information on Vygotsky and Luria’s collaboration with emphasis
put on social aspects of child development. At the same time the reader
can learn about principles of Luria’s syndromological (qualitative) approach and
Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development. Two important notions that had a great
impact both on the neuropsychological and developmental studies...
Eugene Aidman (2013). Review of the book by Vyacheslav A. Ivannikov “A New Introduction to Psychological Thinking”. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 6 (2), 114-117
First, a disclaimer: the book I am about to review is written by my mentor. Call me
biased. I was fortunate enough to attend the lectures presented in this book. It was
35 years ago. I vividly remember how sought after was a good set of lecture notes
from these lectures. Now this call has been answered by the author himself. It’s been
a long wait, and the new generations of Russian-speaking psychology students —
and instructors alike — are so much better off for it...
