Dmitry Likhachev
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Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachev (Russian: Дми́трий Серге́евич Лихачёв, also spelled Dmitrii Likhachev or Dmitry Likhachov; 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1906 – 30 September 1999) was a Russian medievalist, linguist, and a former inmate of Gulag. During his lifetime, Likhachev was considered the world's foremost scholar of the Old Russian language and its literature.
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Dmitry Likhachev | |
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Дмитрий Лихачёв | |
Born | Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachev 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1906 |
Died | 30 September 1999(1999-09-30) (aged 92) |
Resting place | Komarovo Cemetery 60°12′15″N 29°47′59″E, Saint Petersburg |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
Occupation(s) | Medievalist, linguist, writer |
Spouse |
Zinaida Makarovna
(m. 1936–1999) |
Children | Vera Lyudmila |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Hero of Socialist Labour Order of Saint Andrew |
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He was revered as "the last of old St Petersburgers", and as "a guardian of national culture". Due to his high profile as a Soviet dissident writer, social critic, and activist during his later life, Likhachev was often referred to as "Russia's conscience".