As the founder and director of the "Institut International de Psychologie Bibliologique", Rubakin sent a letter of appreciation to Pavel Aksel'rod, who had congratulated him on his “forty years of literary, social and scientific work”. Rubakin writes that he especially appreciates the fact that Axelrod emphasises his efforts to be a writer for the labourers and farmers who have so precious little access to the achievements of social, scientific and philosophical thinking. How does one ensure that these achievements become commonplace, especially for the working class? Rubakin's institute attempted to give an exact scientific answer to this question by means of experimental and other scientific methods. The results of this research are referred to as "biblio-psychology".
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