▁that ▁" race " ▁from ▁the ▁Marx ist - Len in ist ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁significant ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁" histor ical ▁process ". ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Naz i ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁" race ▁science " ▁( R ass enk unde ) ▁which ▁was ▁presented ▁as ▁the ▁scientific ▁basis ▁for ▁political ▁theory ▁and ▁practice . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Eth n ography ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Y ul ian ▁B rom ley ▁was ▁appointed ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁and ▁retained ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁having ▁a ▁major ▁impact ▁on ▁Soviet ▁Anth rop ology . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ор дена ▁Дру ж бы ▁народ ов ▁Ин ститу т ▁э тно логи и ▁и ▁ан тро по логи и ▁им . ▁Н . Н . М и к лу хо - Ма кла я ▁Российской ▁А каде мии ▁наук ▁( Inst itute ▁of ▁Eth n ology ▁and ▁Anth rop ology , ▁official ▁site ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Kunst k am era ▁ ▁Empire ▁of ▁Nations : E th n ographic ▁Know ledge ▁and ▁the ▁M aking ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁by ▁Franc ine ▁Hir sch , ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁Category : Inst it utes ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁Category : An th rop ological ▁research ▁instit utes ▁Category : S ov iet ▁culture ▁Category : 1 9 3 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : Res earch ▁instit