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Encyclopedia > Dmitry Likhachev

Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachev (Russian: Дми́трий Серге́евич Лихачёв; November 15 (28), 1906, St. PetersburgSeptember 30 1999, St. Petersburg) was a Soviet public figure, expert in literature and history of culture, academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1970) and later Russian Academy of Sciences (1991), Hero of Socialist Labor (1986), and the very first recipient of the reinstated Order of St. Andrew (1998). November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Soviet redirects here. ... Open Directory Project: Literature World Literature Electronic Text Archives Magazines and E-zines Online Writing Writers Resources Libraries, Digital Cataloguing, Metadata Distance Learning What is Literature? Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Classicism in Literature The Universal Library, by Carnegie Mellon University Project Gutenberg Online Library Abacci - Project Gutenberg texts... Cultural history, at least in its common definition since the 1970s, often combines the approaches of anthropology and history to look at popular cultural traditions and cultural interpretations of historical experience. ... The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy. ... Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hero of Socialist Labor (Герой Социалистического Труда in Russian, or Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorary title in the Soviet Union and the highest degree of distinction for exceptional achievements in national economy and culture. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Order of St. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


Dmitry Likhachev was a foreign member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1963), Austrian Academy of Sciences (1968), Serbian Academy of Sciences (1972), and Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1973). He was also an honorary doctor of the Torun University (1964), Oxford University (1967), and Edinburgh University (1970). Dmitry Likhachev was awarded the USSR State Prize in 1952 and 1969, Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and numerous medals. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS, in Bulgarian: Balgarska akademia na naukite, abbreviated BAN) is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (in short: HAS, in Hungarian: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia) was founded in 1825, when Count István Széchenyi offered one years income of his estate for the purposes of a Learned Society at a district session of the Diet in Bratislava (seat... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Nikolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Uniwersytet im Mikołaja Kopernika (UMK) w Toruniu) is one of the most respected universities in Poland. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Stalin Prize medal State Prize medal The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. ...


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On November 28 Academician Dmitry Likhachev, a man referred to as a spiritual teacher of the Russian nation, would've turned 93.
In 1928 Likhachev, then a student at Leningrad (now St.Petersburg) University was arrested and deported to a labour camp on the Solovetsky Islands in the north of Russia on the fabricated charges of anti-revolutionary activities.
Dmitry Likhachev often appeared in the mass media, always trying to make politicians hear him when he spoke of the need to promote culture, an asset in this country always rich spiritually and always poor financially.
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