Abstract
Two principal themes have run through party policy towards the Soviet scientific community since the late 1960s: first, the enhancement of the role of the party in scientific institutions and, second, the pursuit of effective science. Party policy documents and associated commentary in the press assert that these goals are linked in that research can be conducted with maximum efficiency only in scientific research establishments where the influence of the party is strong. In what follows the measures introduced to strengthen the party are analysed and their impact on the working lives of scientists assessed, with the intention of building up a picture of the role of the party in one of the many segments that together compose the total spectrum of its activities.
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