The intelligentsia in Russia had accepted the general phenomenon of evolution for several years before Darwin had published his theory, and scientists were quick to take it into account, although the Malthusian aspects were felt to be relatively unimportant.
Ruská inteligencia prijala všeobecný fenomén evolúcie už niekoľko rokov pred publikovaním Darwinovej teórie a vedci ju rýchlo zobrali do úvahy, hoci maltuziánske aspekty boli vnímané ako relatívne nedôležité.